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When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8: 12
Searching for images of light is a sort of life commitment of mine. Last week, I was sitting in my living room and looked out the window and saw the light of the sun reflecting on all of the trees, the leaves, the whole yard as it turned on fire.
We are living in dark times. Many people I talk to say they feel fearful of the future, feel the weight of discord amongst friends, have deep emotional responses to what they read on the news.
What if each of us determined to leave light to everyone we came across, to our children, to our friends and husband. But to do that, we must be in an intimate relationship to the true source of light, Christ.
Are there negative things that creep into my life? Discouragement, exhaustion, feelings of inadequacy or even blame and a critical attitude creep in from time to time. But, because it was my commitment to grow in light places and messages, I have grown to see the darkness when it wants to creep in and I close the door, do not let it in and seek to move my heart and thoughts to the beautiful power or energy of the light of Christ. He said, “The people who were walking in darkness have seen a great light.”
The disciples who followed hard after Christ came mostly from the cross section of common people. Oppressed by the constant cruelty and rule of the Roman soldiers, mostly poor because of the high taxes that were exacted from them each year; oppressed by the legalism and demands of the Pharisee led faith system. In short, they were “sheep without a shepherd.”
Imagine the fire that was lit in their hearts when Jesus brought them onto a mountain top with him, seeking to deeply encourage his closest companions and friends. He looked them in the eye and said, “You are the light of the world.” His words elevated their sense of worth. Do you speak words that elevate your children’s sense of worth—they are the light, the goodness, the beauty that God has chosen to bring to this world at this time.
These words must have struck them profoundly. Us? We are common. We do not matter in the scheme of things. We are just common—but Jesus’s words lifted them in importance, in purpose—you, you followers of mine—you are the ones who bring the light of God’s love and truth and beauty into the reality of the lives of others who long to have comfort, forgiveness, help, truth.
Join me today as we pursue this theme in my podcast.
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