We flip a switch when we walk into a dark room and it is filled with light. We press a button on a flashlight and we can see in the dark night. When the power fails or batteries go bad, we find ourselves in darkness and we cannot see our way. We may get frightened because we cannot see the world around us and we fear the unknown. When we are lost in the dark and we see a light in the distance we have reason to hope that the light will lead us to help. Jesus calls us “the light of the world” and instructs us, “your light MUST shine before others.” The source of our “light” is the unique array of all of the talents, abilities and gifts that God had given to each of us. When we accept the responsibility to discover, accept , develop and use our unique talents, abilities and gifts to the best of our ability for our own benefit and the benefit of others, and imitate Jesus, our light is very powerful. Others can look at us and see the glory of God and have hope that they too can be all that God created them to be.
