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The Midnight Sun is a phenomenon that occurs in the polar regions when the sun remains visible at local midnight for about a month. During this period, many foreign visitors, like scientists, find it difficult to fall asleep at night and experience cases of hypomania, a persistant and pervasive elevated or irritable mood.
In our Scripture reading for today, our Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples their "light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds."
Most of us will never encounter the midnight sun and may be unaware that such a phenomenon even exists. But just as the midnight sun becomes a persistant presence in the lives of those who encounter it each year, Jesus encourages us to become a presence in the lives of others through our good deeds.
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We proclaim our faith by our actions. We cannot be salt and light if we don't know what is causing us to respond as we do. Our human wisdom is flawed, limited, and corrupted. The power of God, on the other hand, remains true and focused and gives us the light to know what we need to do, what to change, and to find the courage to do either or both when necessary.
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Good deeds are a shining light, the Gospel says. In what ways do my good deeds glorify God?
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