"Light"-Hearted

"Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear."

-Snow Patrol "Run"




"In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. And the Light
shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it (put it out or absorbed it, is completely unreceptive to it)."

John 1:3-4

"As long as I am in the world, I am the world's Light."

-Jesus (John 9:5)

"You are the Light of the world."

-Jesus (to the crowd in Matthew 5:14)

"What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light."

-Jesus (Matt 10:27)

"I see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who
accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up.
Ironically, that's not far from the truth."

-Morpheus (The Matrix)

"All my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside

In your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
the heat I see in your eyes."

-"In Your Eyes" performed by Jeffrey Gaines




"For the wisdom of the (system of the )world is foolishness before God."

-1 Cor 3:19

Enlightened is such a fascinating word. Light is interesting enough. Jesus used the idea of light numerous times to describe the heart of who He was and the heart of His message. I've been thinking a great deal about this topic of light and life. (I'm sure a DC series is on the horizon:) There seems to be a direct correlation between the degree that we welcome light in our lives and the degree it permeates us. What would it look like to be people growing in en"light"ened hearts? What kind of light is this? Interrogating light? Shaming light? Embracing light? Irresponsible light? Loving light? Really? What are areas in your life that are not "enlightened"? Fears? Wounds? Shame? Hatred? Bitterness? What if real love (agape...love as God is) is light? Here's the thing... I think we know "light" moments and people when we see them and experience them. In conversations...in nature...in reading...in movies...in music...in "a look"...an embrace...a whispered thought...a letter...in silence...light can happen. Just a few thoughts on the journey. Much, much more to come on this topic down the road.