Lenten Word 17: Light

I'm not a big fan of the dark. I've written and shared how I like light switches to be in common sense areas, like near the door where one enters a building or home. I've shared about the years I spent in the Campus Ministry Center really drove home the point of having light switches where there are people coming in, needing to see where the switch can be found. Now I have a church in my district with mystery and hidden light switches, which makes each visit an adventure.

The dark I fear the most is the one where Christ is not present. I pray every day that my life not be one of those places. Yet, I meet people whose light is not on, they have not yet surrendered to Jesus and Jesus is not present to shine His light in a way that blessed them and their outlook on life. Such is the darkness that is dangerous.

Our Lenten Journey should take us towards the light of Christ. John, the Beloved, wrote in his first epistle, chapter 1, verse 5 (1 John 1:5) "This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all." Our prayer time, our time spent in Scripture, our worship experiences, all invite and bring in the light of God. And those who have that light, will not walk in darkness.

PRAYER: GOD of light, shine brightly in my life in a way that invites others out of darkness. This I pray in Christ Jesus, amen.