I have been thinking a lot about the traditional Lenten things that each of us us are supposed to be thinking about at this time of year. I have been considering thing like sin, forgiveness, penitence, repenting, and the like. As I have been pondering those things over the last week, God continues to bring me back to a couple of verses that I read about a month ago in Luke.
Luke 1:78-79
Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God’s sunrise will break in upon us. Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time down the path of peace. -the Message
Over the last few weeks I have come to really appreciate those two verses. I can’t imagine the Gospel message being summed up more poetically than that. I love the image of God’s sunrise breaking in upon us, the light of Jesus Christ casting aside all of the darkness in this world. The phrasing here reminds me of the words in Psalm 23 where the Psalmist reminds us that even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death we have nothing to fear. Luke reminds us as the Psalmist did, that even if we find ourselves in the dark places of this world, God’s sunrise will break in upon us. We will not be left alone.
As we continue toward Easter and reflect on all of those things that come along with the Lenten and Easter season, may we all look forward to God’s sunrise where sin and darkness are driven away by the love and Light of our Father who leads us down the path of peace.
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