Be a Light

8/4 Journal Entry

Be A Light:

Jesus called us a light. A couple things jump to my mind. First is this picture of light as a guide. When it’s dark people gravitate towards the light. When the power goes out people looking something, anything to illuminate the darkness.

The other picture I get is that of a lighthouse. Used as a warning to ships. Lights used to warn of danger ahead. I think the metaphor Jesus used is often taken to only mean a guide. It’s often used as a reference to the world around us. That we Christians, as the light of Christ, are meant to be light in the darkness, to illuminate our world. But what if some of us are called to be lighthouses? What if our purpose, as the light of Christ, is to help steer others away from poor choices, from impending doom, from the rocky cliff up ahead? If God cares for people and people will know us by our love what better way to show the love of God then by helping keep others safe. Helping a friend make the right choice. Yes people can be the light in the darkness to attract others to them but I thank God for the people who have been lighthouses in my life. Those who have helped keep me from making poor decisions.