Light

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My eye caught a Christmas ornament and yes, it was in the reduced for quick sale section! And, yes, I bought it. The ornament a simple house shape to hold a tea candle has become my new favourite Christmas decoration. I have taken to lighting it in the early morning or late at night just to watch the glow of the candle inside the little house shining through the windows, and the roof.

However, it is more than a pretty ornament. It has become a reminder to me that Jesus, the light of the world, the glory of heaven, stepped down into our darkness, born into an ordinary home, in an obscure village. Jesus, the light, came to live with us to be with us, “to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace,” to quote Zechariah’s song in Luke 1.78-79. Jesus’ coming not only lit up the sky with angels, it lit hope in those who would receive him into their life. Truly God with us, and here is the most wonderful mystery, God in us!

Paul wrote, 2 Corinthians 4:7-8 “We carry this precious Message (treasure) around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. (Msg)

The same passage goes on to describe the crushing and difficult things we face  - kind of like the last few years! Yet it is through the cracks, the holes and weakness of our human frailty, our earthy, clay pots, that His light shines through. The little house is lit up from within.  The glow is warm and the holes deliberate - without them we would not see the light. So it is with us, “That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us.”

This is Christmas – grace, light, life, hope shining through the darkness, to you, to me and to our broken world.

“May the light of Christ in you shine brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.”  - 2 Cor 3:18  (Msg)

Comments

  1. JoB24 May 2024 at 13:26

    Beautuful! A radiant message of encouragement, thx Ps Kathy.

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