During this season of advent, as I prepare to celebrate Christmas I can’t help but think about candles. You’re probably wondering…candles? I guess because when growing up when we lit a candle it was to celebrate someone, like on birthdays. My all-time favorite time for lighting a candle and celebrating Someone is at a Christmas Eve service. Each person is given a candle, and at the end of the service the lights are dimmed to make it dark. At that time each person lights their candle. When all the candles are lit the darkness isn’t dark anymore. Instead the glow of all the candles held by each person creates an atmosphere of peace, love and hope as we celebrate Jesus, the Greatest Gift of all.
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12