Light

A great moment in an ordinary day

I turned around today & saw this & I'm so glad I was able to capture it in a photo.
Something that is interesting about this picture is that they are both laying in the light, surrounded by darkness & it just made me think about light and darkness in our lives and in the world.  I've been doing a lot of deep thinking and pondering lately.  Don't we all, as human beings, crave light in our lives? 

I found a church article called "Light" by Ted E. Brewerton and will share some excerpts from it.
The dictionary defines light as something that makes vision possible or something that enlightens or informs.

Two types of light are physical light and spiritual light.

Physical light, especially natural light, affects the moods of people. When summer’s light begins to fade, days grow shorter, and the winter season looms darkly ahead, natural light becomes a more precious commodity, especially to people who live in extreme northern climates. There, where darkness reigns for up to three months a year and then summer blooms into three months of constant daylight, moods swing with the seasons.

Light does have a profound effect on human mood and behavior. Mounting evidence indicates that people who are feeling a little down and need a lift can get it by going outside in daylight. Walking in the light is a natural mood booster. Many who simply walk for half an hour or more during the daylight hours receive a distinct benefit. (See The Walking Magazine, Jan./Feb. 1989, pp. 28–30.)

Scientists are not entirely certain which wavelengths cause light’s mood-boosting effects.

Researchers believe that these effects are traceable to light taken in through the eyes and not through the skin.

A second medical use of light is light therapy for treating some cancers. Certain chemicals combined with light can destroy cancer cells. Research is under way to identify the best source of light and to determine how to direct it to body areas. (See Time, Canadian ed., Nov. 1989.)

Is that powerful or what?!

Shifting from these brief remarks about physical light, I should like to consider a kind of light that has infinitely greater power and effect. I speak of spiritual light. It comes from God and his gospel. In the scriptures, we find reference to a relationship between the physical light of the sun and spiritual light.

Jesus Christ is the Light of the world.

How does light enter into us? How do we receive it?

As the light of the sun enters the body through our natural eyes, so the light of heaven—the light of the Spirit which illuminates our souls—enters through our spiritual eyes.”

Light is truth.  Light persuades us to do good; it leads us to Christ. The light of the gospel illuminates the path of life to eternity that otherwise would be dark and nondirecting.

We can be like a mirror and direct light even into dark places. We are not the sources of light; but through us light can be reflected to others."  (End of excerpt)

We have the power to bring light into this dark world.  May we be an example of light to those around us!