Count Your Blessings #87 – Electric Lights

Over the weekend we went through the annual routine of putting the clocks back. The result for me is that before I finish my working day it’s all dark outside.

Here in my study though I’m accompanied by light. There’s the small halogen lamp on my desk which lights the wall behind my screen. There’s the Ikea Nott uplighter in the corner by the window. I even have the choice of putting the light in the middle of the room on. In the landing outside the study there is another light, and more in the bedrooms and all the way through downstairs. Outside there are even more lights. Nowhere do I need to be in darkness.

The light allows everything to be seen.

Jesus used a lamp in a parable:

Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine. For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

Mark 4