Light ~ A History

Earth, newly created, basked in glorious light. Shadows were born with forbidden fruit plucked in rebellion. They grew longer and darker and robbed earth of its Makers’ light.

Times of darkness marched on through this valley. The Light shone on, watching from above. Waiting to fulfill a promise to restore light; the subsiding light in the hearts of men.

The night grew dark. The night grew long. Waiting. The eyes of our hearts longing for light. Desperate for a hint of its coming. Hoping the forefathers message handed down was true.

Listen! I hear a word. A whisper in the distance. Heavenly heralds spark a flicker of light in announcements of impending births. The faint glow twinkles far off in the distance, growing slowly brighter. I strain eyes, and patience, and faith to wait its approach.

The most exquisite Light shines in a Bethlehem manger, lighting dark night skies as never before.

The heaven's blaze as God parts the skies, angels descend over a shepherd’s pasture. The glory of the Lord shines around those in the field as God comes near.

A star of wonder grows brighter. Capturing the attention of sky-gazers in the east. It’s a sign. THE sign. The long night has passed. The King of Glory has finally come!

The purest light pours forth from God’s perfect love -- illuminating all of history. Lighting the path onward and upward to God, our Father.

History's darkest hour came when the Light of Life was extinguished on a rugged cross on Calvary's hill. Three disconsolate days of blackness. Then Jerusalem's grave glowed with radiant Resurrected Life.

Shining now through our lives into a world starved for light. A world lost without The Light. A world made more brilliant with each remembrance of the Eternal Light of God. Streaming across horizons. Pressing continually outward. Reaching far beyond all space and time.

"I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life."
~Jesus~
[Jn 8:12]