Light of the World
In almost all faith traditions there is some sacred feast celebrating light in the dark days of winter. In my Christian faith, we believe that Jesus is the Light of the World. We believe he was born on a dark winter’s night in Palestine to Mary, a young virgin Jewish girl, and her spouse Joseph. His parents were homeless and far from their home in a small town of Nazareth. However we believe Jesus is the Son of God who is the Light of the world who shows us the way back home to God. In other traditions there are other celebrations of light, even though the days are dark. There seems to be something in all of us, like a bug in the night, that we seek the light.
Plants grow in the dark yet they grow toward the light. Plants, like us, need light to grow. The Light of the World, like the light of plants, gives us direction in which to grow. Light overcomes the darkness but without the darkness we would not know the meaning of light.
May the light of the world shine on you so you and the seeds you plant will grow from the darkness into the light of the world. We will be celebrating Christmas here at home this year with some friends. May your days be bright. The Diary of Worm will return Tuesday, Dec. 25th, the day Christians celebrate the birth of the Light of the World.
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