Shine forth

Matthew 5:13-19

          When I read the line of today's passage  "A city built on a hill cannot be hidden" , all I could think of was lighthouses. On this island in the Atlantic we have several lighthouses and so their presence lends a great deal to thoughts and what they are for. 

          Not unlike the light of Christ or the light inside each one of us, lighthouses shine forth for all to see, beacons of hope, guiding us on our journeys.  The light of a lighthouse can be obscured by fog  but its' light is meant t cut through all the bad weather to guide people safely in their travels.

           The light of Christ s like that too.  We can try to obscure it, we can even forget about it at times by our obsession with worldly matters and materials goods, but the light remains shining through for each one of us. And one of the funny things about light and especially God's light, is that is seeps in everywhere. It cannot be stopped, it penetrates and seeps in everywhere.  

            In Godspell the song goes on, 'you are the light of the world'.  Sometimes we need to remember that. We may have doubts or forget, but we need to be reminded that we are the light of the world and also that God is our guiding light. Just a quick thought for this fine day. 

          Shine forth children of God, shine forth!

          

‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.

‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden.No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.