Lights in the darkness

Ephesians 5: 8-9 “You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light, for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth.”

Wonderful scripture that was chosen for this week don't you think?

My family loves exploring caves. We have been to Carlsbad Caverns. We are really blessed to live close to Hannibal, MO, and the cave that was the inspiration for Mark Twain's book Tom Sawyer. A couple of years ago my kids and I went down in that cave. There are electric lights, lighting the way. About half way down the cave, the guides turn out the lights, the darkness is so dark that you can't make out your hand in front of your face. I'll admit that it would be a little scary to stay in total darkness. Perhaps a little dangerous as well, because you couldn't see where you were going or what you might run into.

Lucky for me, even on the darkest of nights where I live there are little bits of light. From the stars,the moon, the street lights, night lights... even the glow of my cell phone. It doesn't take very much light to change the total darkness. A couple of summers ago the electricity went out because of a storm. We took several candles and lit them so we could have light. The first candle even by itself, gave light so we could see. After we had lit several more candles, their combined light made it even easier to see.

I think it is amazing that God has chosen us to be His lights in the world. Just like the candles, when we work together that light is stronger and brighter and makes it easier for the world to see Him.

The challenge this week is to
Create a card or project that uses both dark and light. Opposite colors; black/white, brown/ivory, deep blue/baby blue, red/pink etc.



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