When my kids were little, they used a night-light. It was just a small light glowing in the darkness of their room to put their wild fears and anxieties to rest and enable them to feel secure in a big way. We had a night-light in the hallway, too. If they felt insecure and needed to find reassurance with mom or dad, even in the darkest night, they could find their way because of the night-lights. We found that they fell asleep sooner and with less hassle with their night-light shining through the darkness.
In this season of Epiphany, where we celebrate the fact that God came to us in the form of Jesus Christ to light our way. God’s light is like that night-light.
- When shadows are all around us.
- When our anxious moments couple with our fears close in upon us.
- When we need reassurance of whose we are.
God’s light provides us just enough illumination for us to put away our fears and insecurities enabling us to rest secure in the knowledge that we are not alone. God’s light even reaches the scary hallways of our journey providing us a way to find God in that valley of shadows.
Because of this light, we can have life… a life that shines in the darkness… a life that even the darkest shadows cannot overcome. We celebrate this here at The Church of the Palms by gathering for worship, service, and learning.
Shalom, Paul