“You are the light of the world.” That is the beginning of my scripture choice. How often we hear the word “light” in conjunction with the Trinity? Our Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the light that surrounds us, the light that warms us, the light that guides us, the light that shines on our path, the light at the end of the tunnel…
Light is generally a positive symbol. Being positive is medication within itself. Currently I am reading Life is Good: The Book, which is written by the two youngest Jacobs brothers, masterminds behind the brand “Life is Good.” Their t-shirts, hats and other 558 items sport the cute Bohemian man named Jake and have positive slogans that exemplify optimism. The book has put a punctuation mark on my need to be more optimistic and to extract the positive from life on a larger scale.
I feel that I am a positive person, but life deals everyone some negativity at times. It is my/our responsibility to shape negativity into positivity by relying more on our source of light, which is the positive symbol from our God, and to let the light become part of us so that we may be a beacon to others. “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another.” (1 John 1:7)
When Alan and I were married in 1977, the soloist sang “You Light Up My Life” as part of our ceremony. In choosing the song, we found special meaning in the words as it related to one another, and we also knew that the YOU in the song was indeed our God who does light up our lives in every way. We count our daily blessings and strive to receive the light provided by God. This passage ends: “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” So lets all shine and share.
Written by Ginny Hughes
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