2 Cor 3:15 - 4:1, 3-6 / Matthew 5:20-26
The most basic principle and practice in photography is that the camera must be checked to see if the lens is clean or not.
Otherwise the most beautiful scenery or the most touching moment taken by a camera may not turn out well on the photograph just because the lens is defective or dirty.
Our eyes are like the lens of a camera. And it is not just the pair of eyes that are in question but the eyes of the heart.
The 1st reading talks about a veil over the minds of the Israelites. And it would not be removed until they turned to the Lord.
For us who profess ourselves as Christians, we too must be careful of a veil over the eyes of our hearts.
We too can succumb to the veil of easy Christianity, cheap grace, gospel of prosperity and risk-free discipleship.
Jesus said this to His disciples in the gospel: If your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
So we won't kill or commit murder. But Jesus tells us that that is not all to it. If our anger goes out of control and curse others with derogatory names, then we will have to answer for it before the Lord.
We must be careful not to have veils over the eyes of our hearts. When we can see what the Lord Jesus wants of us and what He is calling us to, then we too will reflect the brightness of the Lord and even turn into the image of Him whom we are reflecting.