Light

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;

those who lived in a land of deep darkness -- on them light has shined.  

Isaiah 9:1-2

                                                               Church of the Holy Nativity Bethlehem

In the beginning……

With these three words, what we know as The Bible begins. The writer describes the world (in the beginning) as formless, empty, and dark. Formless, empty and dark until God decided to speak – and God’s first words were, “Let there be light.”

Light is God’s plan for us; God’s plan for the world. Darkness just “is” until light enters in and then… everything changes! The world’s religions have formed around this idea: that we are people of the darkness until light enters in. It is the very bedrock of our faith.  

God called it into being and God invites us into it; beckons us.  The prophet Isaiah proclaims, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined.” Where in your life is there darkness? Where does God need to shine that light? Is it in our relationships? Or on our physical or mental health? On our sins? On our blessings.  

God’s first words were, “Let there be light.”  And there was light.