Light

Snippet

I imagine the dead wakeing dazed into a shadowless light in which they know themselves altogether for the first time. It is a light that is merciless, until they can accept it's mercy. By it they are at once condemned and redeemed. It is hell until it is heaven. Seeing themselves in that light if they are willing they see how far they have failed the onl job they were given to love one another. It punishes them by their own judgement and yet in suffering that lights awful clarity and seeing themselves in it, they see it's forgiveness and beauty, and are consoled. I it they are loved compleatley even as they have been and so are changed into what they could not have been, but what they could have, if they could imagine it, they would have wished to be. That light can only come into this world as love. And love can only enter by suffering. Not enough light has reached us here living in the shadows. And yet it has never been entirely absent.
Wendell Berry A World lost

Scripture

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

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. John 3:20,21

Carry the Light by Twila Paris

In this world of darkness
We are given light
Hope for all the dying
How will they know
How will they know
That Jesus loves them
And He died to save them

Chorus
Carry the Light
Carry the Light
Go and tell the children
They are precious in His sight
Carry the Light
Carry the Light
Go and preach the gospel
'Til there is no more night
In the name of Jesus Christ
Carry the Light

Count them by the millions
Blinded slaves to sin
Inside they are dying
How will they know
How will they know
That Jesus loves them
And His heart is breaking

Ending
Go ye into all the world
Go ye into all the world
And carry the Light the Light
Carry the Light

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Sentence Prayer

Father You created me to be light, bringing out the God-colors in this world.
God is not a secret to be kept. I am to go public with this, as public as a city on a hill.

Jesus you made us to be light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine Jesus shine!

Holy Spirit you made us to keep an open house; to be generous with our lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God.

These generous blessings are from our Father in heaven. Amen

Prayer Based Matthew 5:14-16 Message