Saturday, January 16, 1999
Saturday, January 16, 1999
And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord
God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. (Revelation 22:5
NRSV)
"Peering out, we could see the rain coming down in sheets," Warren remembers. With traffic
snarled, people were running for the nearest shelter. Looking around they realized that the entire
city was in darkness. "There in the darkness we stood," Warren writes, "a little band of Christians,
each clutching a light, not sure whether to venture out into the storm or stay inside the church in
hopes that the storm would soon blow over."
There in the darkness the light of truth struck him. In this most dramatic way he realized what it
means to be the "light of the world." He writes, "It occurred to me then that this is the temptation
I face every day. It is easy to play it safe and be a good Christian in church. It is a lot harder to
venture out in faith into the storms of the world."
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA
"One night at the end of a special Saturday night worship service," writes Warren Hudson of
Ontario, Canada, "a thunderstorm unleashed a bolt of lightning that plunged the church into
darkness." With the congregation seated in total darkness, the pastor felt his way to the kitchen to
find some candles. The pastor handed out the candles to everyone present. Persons lit their
candles in much the same way as many churches do on Christmas Eve, each person lighting the
candle of the person next to them. The worshipers then made their way through the church's
winding hallways to the front door.
Prayer: God of light, help me to mirror your light. Amen.
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