shine

Opening Prayer:  Thank you, O Lord, that “even the darkness is not dark to you.”  You are the only one who can turn our darkness into light.  Come, Lord Jesus!

Scripture: John 1:3-5

Journal: How do you long to see the light of Christ come into your darkness?

Reflection: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5, ESV)

I don’t know about you, but oftentimes the darkness within and around me feels pretty dadgum dark.  In fact, at times it is completely overwhelming.  But the beauty of the incarnation is that the Light has come into that darkness.  And no matter how dark the darkness is, or how dark the darkness becomes, it cannot and will not overcome the Light.

So shine, O Light, into our darkness, and give us the life and the love and the hope and the peace that only you can give.

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Shine, O Light, into our darkness, and give us the life and the love and the hope and the peace that only you can give.