Just Wondering . . . Epiphany
Thoughts from our District Superintendent:
just wondering…
some thought for the e-news while we are
still in Epiphany
Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world.”
Think hymn 188… Christ is the World’s Light
Jesus also said that we are the light of the world.
Think…. This little light of mine…I’m gonna let it shine.
Imagine the candle that represents Christ as the light of the world.
Imagine our candles being lit from the light of Christ.
What happens? Is the light of Christ diminished by our lights being lit?
The light of the Christ candle is not diminished by our candles being lit!
And… our lights look just like the light of the Christ candle!
What happens when Jesus is the light of the world and we take our light from that light…is that there is more light in the world. Things become clearer, people become clearer…there is more clarity all around. There is a growth of understanding. It is easier to see the way forward.
If the light of Jesus brings hope, joy, peace and love…then our lights should also.
AND… imagine Christmas eve for a moment…we are probably singing Silent Night and passing the light of Christ around until the whole sanctuary is full of light.
What if we took our lights (Christ’s light) out into the world (which God made) … and what if we offered to light the candle (think life-light) of the people we meet out there? With all this light…there is a possibility that clarity, understanding, hope, joy, peace and love might be illuminated so that God’s kin-dom would shine forth.
May it be so!
Blessings,
Ted Anderson
District Superintendent
just wondering…
some thought for the e-news while we are
still in Epiphany
Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world.”
Think hymn 188… Christ is the World’s Light
Jesus also said that we are the light of the world.
Think…. This little light of mine…I’m gonna let it shine.
Imagine the candle that represents Christ as the light of the world.
Imagine our candles being lit from the light of Christ.
What happens? Is the light of Christ diminished by our lights being lit?
The light of the Christ candle is not diminished by our candles being lit!
And… our lights look just like the light of the Christ candle!
What happens when Jesus is the light of the world and we take our light from that light…is that there is more light in the world. Things become clearer, people become clearer…there is more clarity all around. There is a growth of understanding. It is easier to see the way forward.
If the light of Jesus brings hope, joy, peace and love…then our lights should also.
AND… imagine Christmas eve for a moment…we are probably singing Silent Night and passing the light of Christ around until the whole sanctuary is full of light.
What if we took our lights (Christ’s light) out into the world (which God made) … and what if we offered to light the candle (think life-light) of the people we meet out there? With all this light…there is a possibility that clarity, understanding, hope, joy, peace and love might be illuminated so that God’s kin-dom would shine forth.
May it be so!
Blessings,
Ted Anderson
District Superintendent