Recieve the Light

Receive the light that night can not overtake.

The light that is never overtaken by darkness is the power of God in our lives. It is both macro and micro. The light is there for all and for each of us individually. The divine light that shines in the soul is there waiting for us to blossom forth.

I am an Orthodox Christian, and have come through Holy Week and Pascha, so my mind is swimming with images and words of light, life and hope.

I am always struck by how the hymns of the Church juxtapose the death on the cross with the hope of the Resurrection. "Show us also Thy holy Resurrection." These images are so closely displayed that they are hard to separate, and maybe there is some truth I have yet to discover in that. I am sure of that. I think it goes beyond the not wanting us to remain too long in the death. We love the cross. We always are kissing the cross, so I think there is something deeper here. Maybe I will uncover it when I am 50. Maybe sooner.

What I want to talk about is the impossible. How can a tomb give life? How can this be possible? I don't know. What I do know and believe is that the impossible is possible. I believe that when we are doing what we are created to do, we are life giving. Life sprouts around us. When we let our egos die, maybe even a little bit, life comes to us. When we let go of that part of us that is full of fear and death, life grows. This is small news. News that can help us move in out daily lives.

This is not to say that this is the message of the Resurrection of Christ. That is a huge message. It is the best news of all time. ALL are welcomed in the feast. We are All members of each other. All are brothers together. Big News. We are all made of the same "stuff" and are united together. The ancient truth is revealed. We are all in this together. This is news that changes everything.