Light

As winter takes its hold, and with the days getting shorter, there are feelings of darkness gripping our hopes and dreams. Worries over the Irish economy and whether or not the rest of the Eurozone will suffer fill the papers. The remarkable outpourings from Wikileaks reveal quite what goes on in the murky world of international diplomacy. Darkness seems to reign.
John's astonishing Prologue to his Gospel, yesterday's reading from the Advent leaflet we gave out at Church, tells us about the Light that has come into our world. 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.' (John 1.5)
To know Jesus is to know his light in our lives and situations. He brings hope and light by which to see clearly and to live trustingly. I am so grateful for the light he brings and the difference that makes. I am aware that many of those I meet daily and weekly are lost in the dark.
Today, let us all thank Him for his light-giving presence in our lives.
Best wishes,
Richard