Light is diminishing.
I knew it when my body awoke for the day just after five on a recent morning.
Not even two months ago the summer solstice heralded in the longest day of daylight in the calendar year. At just over sixteen hours of glorious June daylight, it was double what will be on December’s darkest day. No wonder we humans are known to have a more sunny disposition in the summer months!
I have enough darkness within me that I seek the light in most areas of my life. Part of that is just aging (for who, as they age, wants to linger in the dark), part of it is knowing what is best for myself, but mostly I believe it has to do with the light that is within.
Jesus 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).
whoever follows me …
will never walk in darkness
Oh, how can that not be good news? To think that there is always light … if we follow Him/Jesus.
Jesus also said that we (who follow him) are like a city built on a hill, visible to all, and if we live in His light, others can see it, and also choose to live in His light. (Matthew 5:14-16 … Carole Wheaton translation 😉 ).
So our reflection of his light, draws others to him. What a fantastic privilege to reflect light, to reflect hope, faith and love. As I think of it, reflecting isn’t even an action, it’s a
reaction …
We are not the doer’s of reflecting the light of God, we are simply choosing to be available, so that the light of God shines here in this world.
I love this quote, by Fredrick Buechner (Telling Secrets):
and love.
“Let go of the dark, which you wrap yourself in like a straitjacket, and let in the light. Stop trying to protect, to rescue, to judge, to manage the life around you – your children’s lives, the lives of your husband, your wife, your frineds – because that is just what you are powerless to do. Remember that the lives of other people are not your business. They are their business. They are God’s business because they all have God whether they use the word God or not. Even your own life is not your business. It also is God’s business. Leave it to God. It is an astonishing thought. It can become a life-transforming thought.”
Just follow Him.
Just reflect.
And we will shine with his light.
And the light will not be diminished.
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