If you sit there and think about it enough.
I did... I'm taking a class that is studying the Gospel of John. 9 times. It is mentioned at least 9 times in the book of John, chapters 1-12.
I've only scratched the surface of it too...
I mean... light... is so dynamic. As I came on here deciding what to write about and named this post, I wondered what kind of picture I could use. Then, I thought about how photographers play with light.
Now... I'm thinking how important light is.... photographers need it... without it... well, their pictures would probably come out pretty crappy, unless they know exactly what they are doing.
And, we need it. I love it. I love well lit areas.
I cried the first day I went to Nyack because there were no ceiling lights in my dorm room. Yeah. I love light that much.
I can't stand (granted, I can tolerate them much better) dim lit areas. It depends on what I'm doing.
But... okay... getting side-tracked here. Light in the Bible. Jesus is the light of the world. (John 8:12) God is light (1 John 1:5). And... then all the other times (that I've studied) Jesus continually talks about stumbling in the darkness and then 1 John (2:9-11) tells us that in order to live in the light we need to love our fellow believers. And, get this... if we hate our fellow believers, we're living in the dark.
Here's another aspect of light. You know the saying... "I've seen the light!" Where did that come from?!
God is truth. God is light. truth=light.
When people say that... they've recognized the folly of their ways, haven't they?
Light. It shows all the flaws, it is not deceitful. In the dark... it's dangerous and secretive... it's scary.
Granted... darkness does have its place. But... when we're in the light, we're showing the world who we are and we're living in truth. And truth... that results in community.
That. was a tangent. But... I got excited about it and wanted to share my thoughts.
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