How easy it is for darkness to creep up and overshadow us. When we allow jealousy to rule out hearts. When we allow pride to take over especially when we see ourselves wiser, more knowledgeable than others. When we abandon our faith because we feel that it is just too difficult, too time consuming, stifling or because we didn’t get what we expected out of having it. When we allow sinful desires to take control and convince us that it is alright.
Walking in the light is not always easy but we walk as free men and women in peace and love. Such is God our Father’s love for us that even if we have fallen into darkness; so long as we have a contrite heart His beacon will shine for us to lead us home to Him.
O sweet Jesus, by Your life, death and resurrection You have set us free from eternal darkness. An epitome of human suffering, You bore it all, taking the world’s sin upon Yourself. Give us Your strength and Grace that we may continue to remain faithful and walk in Your light. To be a light for others, Amen.
FIRST READING
Acts 5:17–26
GOSPEL
John 3:16–21
God so loved the world that he gave his only–begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only–begotten Son of God. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
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