John 3:19
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.
Light is vulnerable and fragile
Yet persistent and tenacious
Even the faintest, flickering glimmer of light
overcomes the darkness
uncovering what is hidden
bringing transformation and hope
Light is gentle
Yet possesses a strength that presses on
until the darkness is driven out
not all at once but bit by bit
defeated by light’s refusal to give up
Light is resilient
Just at the moment
when it seems it will be snuffed out
light recovers and grows stronger
creating shadows and patterns that signal its triumph
over all that threatens its existence
May we be harbingers of light
protecting every gentle flicker
and fanning into flame every tentative glimmer
Suffusing the darkness of the world
with the joyous light of Christ
that cannot be extinguished
(Liz Crumlish)
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