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Jesus told his disciples a parable, “Can a blind person guide a
blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is
superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple
will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:39–40
Are you “fully trained?” What does it mean to be fully trained?
Jesus makes it clear that those who are fully trained will be like
their teacher. Of course, we must become like our Lord, who is the
one and only Teacher. So are you like Him in every way?
Being fully trained as a Christian is different than being fully
trained in an occupation. For example, a doctor is fully trained
when all the necessary lessons are learned and the practical
aspects of medicine are put into practice. That is why that person
becomes a doctor, just like the doctors who were their teachers.
But the Christian life is not something we master by learning many
teachings of the faith so that, by our expertise, we can then put
them into practice using our natural talents. For a Christian to be
fully trained, it is necessary that the Divine Physician fully
possess them, live within them, and act through them. Thus,
Christian training is the practice of allowing God to become one
with you so that it is God Who acts in and through you.
This form of “training” first takes on the goal of freeing us from
spiritual blindness. We must see Christ and come to know Him.
Again, this is not a matter of simply learning various truths about
God in an intellectual way. It’s a matter of coming to know the
Truth Himself. We must see and know the Person Who is Christ Jesus.
This is true sight. Blindness, however, can always set in again
when we take the eyes of our soul off the Savior.
Seeing Christ, however, is not enough. Seeing must be followed by
doing. That is why our Lord goes on to say in today’s Gospel that
“every tree is known by its own fruit” and that a “good person out
of the store of goodness in his heart produces good.” Seeing Christ
Himself, within your soul, will produce that “store of goodness,”
and this will make you more “fully trained.” Only then can you
produce good fruit, for it will be Christ Himself producing the
good fruit in and through you.
So back to our original question: “Are you fully trained?” Do you
daily keep your eyes on a Person, Jesus Himself? And if so, do You
allow Him to act in your life and, through you, in the lives of
others? If you cannot answer these questions with a confident
“Yes,” then you might have more blindness in the spiritual life
than you realize.
Reflect, today, upon your mission to become a fully trained soldier
of Christ. God wants to use you, to live within you, and to act
through you. He wants you to be like Him in every way. This is only
possible when you admit the blindness with which you struggle, turn
your eyes to Him, and allow Him to become one with you. Start by
turning to Him as He dwells within you. Search for Him, seek Him,
and love Him. If you keep your eyes upon Him, He will carefully
take care of the rest, leading you to a fully trained and fruitful
life.
My divine Teacher, I turn to You, the Lord of all, and seek to
fix my gaze upon You. As I see You, please remove my blindness and
confusion. In place of these, give me wisdom so that I will always
allow You to live in me and act through me, bearing an abundance of
good fruit. Jesus, I trust in You.
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