Let me see again!

WORD 2day: Monday, 33rd week in Ordinary time

November 17, 2025: 1 Maccabees 1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-63; Lk 18: 35-43

Born in a society of multireligious nature (India), and today living in a society that idolises this state of multi-religiosity in theory (Italy), personally I feel gifted with experiences and circumstances that can illumine the way one perceives things. At times, at the first look, they do not come across to our observation and understanding. That is why the call from the Word today, to see again - just as that person without sight asked Jesus: Lord, let me see again!

One sad fact is that in traditionally multireligious climate of places like India, there are tendencies recently to neglect the possibilities of co-existence and shared experiences, absolutising identities and polarisation of the society, dividing humanity on varied bases. Another extreme ar the situations (like in Europe) where multi-religiosity is idolised without really understanding the nuances, where there is a tendency to level everything, compromise on convictions and mix and match things to suit one's convenience!

In these extremities, what is important is that we see, and that we see again! That is, see closely and understand everything with a close attention and then initiate a process of dialogue, that does not raze down uniquenesses but accentuates the value of differences which contribute to each other, which humanise the society more, and make the meaning and the dignity of living as human persons, truly felt and experienced by all. 

This infact is what evangelisation and re-evangelisation is all about - to throw new light; to make persons see again! For such a mission entrusted to us, we need to make this our daily prayer: Lord, let me see again!