“Within you is the spring of life. In your light, we see light.” Psalm 36:9
I was surprised last week in a faculty meeting when my co-workers presented me with a stack of notes of encouragement, and gathered around me to pray. The best description I can give this outpouring of love is: “Light and Life.”
Most cards contained a personal note and a Scripture. God’s Word serves as a “lamp to our feet and a light for our way.” “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” When a group of brothers and sisters surround another brother or sister or family in need, light and life shine forth.
Jesus said,”I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” We are sometimes threatened by the darkness, but in Christ we can drink from the spring of life. “In his light, we see light.” I am thankful for the Body of Christ who lives out such a message.
“In [Jesus] was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. There was a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.” John 1:4-9