One of the hallmarks of Christian liturgy is the benediction spoken at the end of a service: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace”.

What we are more familiar with are the expressions that God is light, and that Jesus is the light of the world. But the meaning of God described as light is more than just a figure of speech.

Consider for a moment the light of the sun, so bright that we cannot look directly at it without eye protection. Then there is the flash of a nuclear explosion. It is documented that the light enabled people watching to see the bones in their hands.

When Saul of Tarsus was confronted by Jesus Christ it was light that flashed around him. When Jesus was transfigured, his clothes became bright as a flash of lightening. The light that emanates from God and his Son is real. Jesus is the LIGHT! As we let his light shine on our lives dynamic changes will occur.

Ref. John 8:12, Acts 9:3. NIV.