Light in the Darkness

And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

-The Apostle Paul, Romans 8

I don’t know about you, but for however many times that I have read this famous passage, I miss its most profound comfort—Paul’s use of the completed tense of “glorification.” He looks at the hot mess of ou... See more

PRAYER

CONFESSION: Lord,

help me to face the truth about myself.

Help me to hear my words as others hear them,

to see my face as others see me;

let me be honest enough to recognize

my impatience and conceit;

let me recognize my anger and selfishness;

give me sufficient humility to accept

my own weaknesses for what they are.

Give me the grace to say, “I was w... See more

Heart of Jesus, think of me. Eyes of Jesus, look on me.

Hands of Jesus, bless me. Arms of Jesus, enfold me. Feet

of Jesus, guide me. Body of Jesus, feed me. Blood of

Jesus, strengthen me.

An anonymous prayer from Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book

Lord, save us and aid us while we are awake;

protect us while we are asleep;

that awake we may watch with Christ,

and asleep may rest in his peace.

Look down, Lord, from your throne in heaven;

let the light of your presence dispel

the shadows of the night;

and from the children of light banish

the deeds of darkness;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A tra... See more

-is this environment built for truth?or- is it an ecosystem built to protect appearances?

The truth is that we live in a hostile

environment, if we have eyes to

see it. “Egypt”—a symbol of the

spiritual, political, theological, and

economic forces of deadly evil—is

not somewhere far off; it lies close

at hand (see Rev. 18). In Egypt, God

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is what you want. In Egypt, luxury

is a right, at least f... See more

18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;

they do not know over what they stumble.

8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.

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CREED

We believe in the one High God who out of love created

the beautiful world and everything good in it. He

created man and wanted man to be happy in the world.

God loves the world and every nation and tribe on the

earth. We have known this High God in the darkness,

and now we know him in the light. God promises in

the book of his word, the Bible, that... See more