Lighting Our Way

The transforming power of light.  Some say that we are guarded, relying on reasonable belief that the essence of our being comes from such a source.  Light plays an important role in how we come to terms with life, death and the rising of the spirit.  It is quintessential in realizing this is just a gateway, a gateway to our future existence in heaven. 

When Jesus took those disciples up to the mountain, His true self was revealed.  They knelt in obedience as they saw Him changed physically and basked in the glow of His presence with our Lord.  Critics of His teaching say that this was no more than the sun playing tricks on the mind, but for others, as believers, it is this altering of conscience that guides our faith. 

Our daily lives are taken up by the setting of the sun and of its rising in the morning.  We depend on its energy to fuel our civilizations.  We can be such hypocrites.  How is it that our very being depends on the warmth and glow of its healing powers?  By admitting this fact, we are admitting that something other than ourselves is controlling our destiny. 

Light has a power that no one can explain.  Its makeup is so complex that we are still trying to fathom its potential.  It can be a blessing or a curse but its real value is in its changing quality to our lives.  Let us remind ourselves that we are its beings, we belong to it and it to us.

As Blessed Pope John Paul II once said - "Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God."

I think, to me, it is like traveling along a moonbeam as the day dispels the darkness.  I am taken up and am dissipated amongst the clouds of the sky.  I become part of the greatness of time and of the many ways I can contribute to society. 

We are all made of body and soul, light and dark.  But for Jesus and His mother Mary, their possession here in Earth was that they existed out of time, in a glow and ember burning bright.  They were the candle and the flame.  They were without sin and seen holy by the eyes of God.  I may try to reach such heights, but I will always miss because of my fallibility and in my need for explanations.

Maybe light and its power is not something for us to understand.  Maybe it is just one of those mysteries we must accept and embrace and to use it for the betterment of mankind.  When He gave us this miracle, He unlocked the door to its majesty.  It is for us to be responsible stewards.  As Jesus was lit from within, let it also light our way, in this life and in our eternal servitude to His saving grace.

May the light of Christ guide you in all your decisions, may you come to know His power and may you feel the gentle breath of the Holy Spirit.  His peace be with you, always.