I don’t know about you, but I regularly ask God to show me the way. Whether it be the way to handle a specific situation or opportunity, the way to respond to a particular person, or the way to be at peace; rarely is there a week (often, a day!) when I am not asking our gracious Father to shine some light on the path before me. Well this week, we are not praying to be shown the way, but rather to be ones who show it ourselves!
We closed our Gathering on Sunday with these words of Jesus from Luke 11:33-36,
No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It’s put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they’re going.
Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar.
Keep your eyes open [Christ City Church], your lamp burning, so you don’t get musty and murky. Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room so those entering can find their way too.
And today, we take Jesus’ words to heart, asking together for healthy eyes to be well-lighted lamps so that others may see our Father’s way through us. Pray with me…
Father, wide-eyed with wonder and belief in Your Son, let our lives—individually and collectively as a faith family—be a clear and welcoming light to those looking for The Way.
Let not self-absorbtion nor timid faith damper the light of our lives, hindering our friends, our children, our spouses, our roommates, our co-workers, our neighbors, entry into life with You.
May we have the courage and compassion to live in and like the Light of Life this week. For Your Glory and the flourishing of those You love. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.