You Are Christ’s Light in the World Today

St. Matthew teaches us, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.  Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.  Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”  [Matthew 5: 14-16]

 

 

Live your life today as if you are the only Christian on the planet, you are Christ’s light, His message being lived totally depends upon you and your actions.

“The light we ask to see in Christ is beautifully expressed in this prayer by the Scottish poet and minister John Philip Newell:

In the morning light, O God,

may I glimpse again your image deep within me

the threads of eternal glory

woven into the fabric of every man and woman.

Again may I catch sight of the mystery of the human soul

fashioned in your likeness

deeper than knowing

more enduring than time.

And in glimpsing these threads of light

amidst the weakness and distortions of my life

let me be recalled

to the strength and beauty deep in my soul.

Let me be recalled

to the strength and beauty of your image in every living soul.”

[Connections 2/19/2020, From Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential Writings]

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful.

And enkindle in them the fire of Your love.

Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.

And You will renew the face of the earth.  Amen.

Almighty Father, you have brought us to the light of a new day: keep us safe the whole day through from every sinful inclination.
 
May all our thoughts, words and actions aim at doing what is pleasing in your sight.
 
Lord, as a new day dawns send the radiance of your light to shine in our hearts.  Amen.



May God Be Praised!