Light of the World
 

Light of the World

Read Isaiah 2:2-4

O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.
-Psalm 43:3 (NRSV)

SINCE my childhood, I have kept in mind a Bible verse that has helped me during my life. It is Psalm 119:105: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." I learned the verse in Sunday school.

This verse has stayed with me throughout my life because I could transfer the words to concrete situations. When I was a little girl, we lived in the country. During the dark nights, I depended on the light from a flashlight to find my way home. The flashlight, with its little cone of light, gave me the sense of security I needed as I walked through the dark forest.

Jesus said, "I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness" (John 12:46). During the years since I was a little girl, I have learned from experience that Jesus is the best light on our way through life.

Elsa Dagerblom (Stockholm, Sweden)
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, for your word that lights our path and helps us to follow Jesus, the light of the world. Amen.

Thought for the Day
What words from the Bible have lighted my path?

STARFIELD LYRICS
"Light Of The World"

I know that there will come a day
We're all together in that place
But until then we gotta get along
Divided we're weak, as one we're strong
So everybody grab a hand
A house divided cannot stand
We can't show his love until
We're a shining city on a hill

If we all just come together, let our hearts collide

Then maybe we'll find, that the Light of the world will shine
to the depths of the darkest night
That the Light of the world will shine through us.
And maybe we'll see by our love that the world believes
and the captives will be set free
That the light of the world will shine through us.

We're the salt and we're the light
A blazing fire in the night
Burning for the world to see
Burning that they might believe
So let this fire in you burn bright
Wave the flag and join the fight
A revolution is at hand, let's learn to love our fellow man

If we all just come together, let our hearts collide
If as brothers and as sisters, we would unify

Then maybe we'll find, that the Light of the world will shine
to the depths of the darkest night
That the Light of the world will shine through us.
And maybe we'll see by our love that the world believes
and the captives will be set free
That the light of the world will shine through us.

Let it shine to the nations, let it cover the Earth
Through our lips as we worship, and our hands as we serve

[ omit the 3rd chorus]

The light of the world will shine
The light of the world will shine
The light of the world will shine
The light of the world will shine