Walk as children of light
This week’s gospel and New Testament lesson speak about blindness. In the gospel, we have a man born blind from birth receiving his sight while Paul’s letter to the Ephesians implores us to walk as children of light. During Lent each of us could benefit from contemplating our own blindness and how God gives us true sight. Here is a poem from John Milton titled: “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent”
When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one Talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, through my Soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
“Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?”
I fondly ask. But patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, “God doth not need
Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er Land and Ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
“…Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” My prayer for us all is to move from blindness to sight by the grace of God..
- Do you believe one’s faith and following Jesus today requires sacrifices?
- What has God provided for you along life’s journey for your strength, healing, and inspiration?
- How do you know when something is “good and right and true”—pleasing to God—in the world?