Written by Susan Besser of the Village Church.
In the late 1970’s my two ‘tweenagers’ were very fond of the Bee Gees, The catchy tune “Stayin’ Alive” caught on in our home and soon I was singing the refrain along with my kids. “Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive”. Only I sang the words as “Stay in the light, stay in the light”. Have you ever been in a truly dark place? I was eleven when my father and I drove into the desert outside of Las Vegas to watch the above ground detonation of an atomic bomb. We left home at three in the morning and headed for Frenchman’s Flat where we parked, stepped out of the car and peered into the inky black of a moonless night. Without a sound, a flash lit up the desert sky. The mountains, sage brush, our car all perfectly visible as if someone had switched on a light in a dark room. It looked like high noon in the desert. I was awestruck. Then it was dark again and a slow rumbling sound shook the ground, and the distinctive mushroom cloud rose in the distant skyline. When we live for Christ, we will glow like light, showing others what Christ is like. The world needs our light. Stay in the light.
You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. [Matthew 5:14-16]
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