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my own eyes have seen the salvation
which you prepared in the sight of every people,
a light to reveal you to the nations
and the glory of your people Israel.
The darkness is cast out by Jesus, for he is the light of the world whom the darkness cannot extinguish.
for the darkness is passing away,
and the true light is already shining.
This metaphysical darkness is a place of fear and hiding where the practice of evil is concealed. It does not serve us to remain in this darkness. It is not a place of fulfillment. And yet we often willingly remain in it.
Whoever says he is in the light,
yet hates his brother, is still in the darkness.
Whoever loves his brother remains in the light,
and there is nothing in him to cause a fall.
Whoever hates his brother is in darkness;
he walks in darkness
and does not know where he is going
because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
We become so accustomed to not seeing clearly that the light seems harsh to our eyes. The true moral standard seems to be an imposition.
Our eyes need the light of Jesus to open them. Now is the the time.
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed (see Romans 13:11).
Once we are exposed to the light we come to understand how it is the only place worth living. We see that hiding in the darkness wasn't making us happy. The more light we see the more hope we have.
The LORD made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty go before him;
praise and grandeur are in his sanctuary.
The light of Jesus is revealed in his dedication to Father. Let us consecrate ourselves to the Father as well. Our own lives are meant to let the light of Jesus shine forth. The darker the day seems the more we need to let our light shine. The light is never extinguished. We are always able to turn toward it.
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