The Problem With Light

I once had an office with a window in the end of the room which looked out on the unit next door. If I pulled up the blind I could see directly into Joy and Bert’s laundry. It was decided for the sake of privacy that we should remove that window and put in a skylight above my head. Now I had another problem. Could I cope with such a bright light shining straight down where I work, reflecting off the walls? Would I need to wear sunglasses to work? Would the bright light make my life uncomfortable? How could I make my normal mess when I can see it so well?

Bright light has the effect of showing up faults and things we can’t normally see and therefore don’t really deal with. What we can see in the bright light we must deal with. Jesus and his disciples went up a mountain and in the glare of brilliant light the disciples were confronted with the reality that Jesus is God’s Son. Even though they could see it in that bright light they didn’t know what to do with the truth and in their weakness and their they chose to do nothing; to stay on the mountain top and worship, privately in their own specially made Tabernacles. The truth is that they were given knowledge to share with the rest of the world; to listen to Jesus and take the message of healing and hope to the people who remain in the darkness of the Valley.

They were called to reflect the light they had seen and so are we.

Adrian