Grace Remembered and Relived; Entry 25 (see first Entry here.)
All Hallow's Eve
Luke 11:27-37:
"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. . . . If then your whole body is full of light, . . . it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays."
During this Season of Epiphany I often use this blessing at the conclusion of the Eucharist: "May Jesus, the Son of God, be manifest in you, that your lives may be a light to the world. . . ."
The northern hemisphere is declining into darkness as All Hallows' Eve approaches, but it is lifting into light as Epiphany approaches. The rhythm of the seasons is often mirrored in the rhythm of our lives. Times of darkness give way to times of glory, times of glory vanish into darkness. And yet, even in the midst of the changes and chances of our lives, Jesus, who is the Light of the world, has redeemed us and given us this commission: "Let your light so shine before others, that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father in heaven" [Matthew 5:16].
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