Our Lord Jesus Christ came to earth to bring light to a world which lay in darkness. He came in order that this light might shine in the hearts of men and overcome the darkness of sin and death which held men in bondage. Our light, however, is dim, barely visible.
Every person has two images, that of the man and that of the inner man.
Whenever we are with other people, we, of course, present our most attractive side. Even a person who lacks inner harmony may outwardly appear well-mannered, decent and proper. This, however, is due only to his external restraint. The same holds true of families. How grievous it is for spiritual fathers to learn that outwardly happy and model families are often plagued by arguments, irritability, rudeness and outbursts of temper.