Joy in One Single Light

Colorado Springs, Colorado

How many children were born the day Jesus took his first breath of air? There are no statistics to suggest how many, but chances are he wasn't alone. There were other parents who received a child that same day. The fear and anxiety, the pain and struggle that Mary felt that day was shared by other moms.

But on this day, a single child was born as a result of a promise.

It is a promise that was made back in the garden when God pledged that the woman's seed would crush the head of the serpent. It is a promise that was made to King David when God said that a descendant would sit on his throne for eternity. It is a promise that God made through the prophet Isaiah when he stated that a virgin would conceive and bear a son. 

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you."  Isaiah 60:1 English Standard Version

The call to arise comes as a result of the single light, Jesus Christ, who has come into the world. The light with which we shine is not ours.  It is his light.

Many people in our communities have chosen to dress their homes with lights. Each light is important to the dazzling displays that makes us pause. The same is true for the church.

For the church to dazzle the world, each light needs to shine. Yet each light finds as its single power source the love of God who sent his Son to shine in our world. And it is his light that brings joy.

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.