Light Show

When we return to being spirit, leaving our corporal bodies behind, we will be returning to the Light. This world can often be a place of deep darkness, while that place to which we are returning is a world of Light. It is a theme that C.S. Lewis often touched on: The world we live in is a pale reflection of the world that awaits us; we are now inhabitants of the "Shadow-lands." But since we are supposed to be able to recognize our friends and loved ones on the other side, we must somehow bear a similar appearance to our earthly "selves" - perhaps something like a hologram - a "holy-gram," if you will!

There's a wonderful story about a small child, taken into a sanctuary to see the stained glass windows and hear the stories of the Saints of old depicted there. Later when asked about saints, he replied that they were "people that the light shines through." He had seen the light beaming through those Saints of the Bible, lit up by the sun. Each of us as baptized Christians are also saints of God, and if we are living a life in communion with Him, we, too, will be "lit up" by the Son, for the Great Light will come shining through.

"The saints of God are just folks like me,

And I want to be one, too."

Proverbs 13.9 - The good man's life is full of light. The sinner's road is dark and gloomy.

Isaiah 9.2 - The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.

Romans 13.12 - The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

John 8.12 - I am the Light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

1 John 2.8 - As we obey this commandment to love one another, the darkness in our lives disappears, and the new light of life in Christ shines in.

1 Thessalonians 5.5 - Ye are all the children of the light, and the children of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Philippians 2.15,16 - You are to lead clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world. Shine out among them like beacon lights.

Matthew 5.14 - You are the world's light - a city on a hill, glowing in the night for all to see. Don't hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so they will praise your heavenly Father.

Isaiah 60.1-2 - Arise, my people! Let your light shine for all the nations to see! For the glory of the Lord is streaming from you. Darkness as black as night shall cover all the people of the earth, but the glory of the Lord will shine from you.

Daniel 12.3 - The people of God shall shine as brightly as the sun's brilliance, and those who turn many to righteousness will glitter like stars forever.

2 Peter 1.19 - When you consider the wonderful truth of the prophets' words, then the light will dawn in your souls, and Christ, the Morning Star, will shine in your hearts.

James 1.17 - Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God, the Creator of all light, and he shines forever without change or shadow.