“Light is painful. In our natural state, we shrink back from it, because it reveals who we are and what we’ve done (Jn. 3:19). It reveals that those we want to use as things are actually people. When we see what we’re doing, we feel exposed and ashamed. Someone told us that we are naked (Gen. 3:11). This can lead to rage, even over something as banal as a snack advertisement during a football game.

But it ought also to remind us that light has power. It shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it. Sometimes, just a little bit, even in a Super Bowl ad.”

He is the light!

My love,