029 A Prayer for Light w/ St. Edith Stein

Counting down the days until Christmas? Me, too! Though I love Christmas cookies and Hallmark movies, early sunsets and long nights can quickly get me down. In this episode, we take a look at the symbol of light as a symbol for God in the Christian tradition.

Bible Passages

John 8:12 (NIV) When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

1 John 1:5 (NIV) “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.”

James 1:17 (NIV) “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

Reading

Excerpt from “The Hidden Life and the Epiphany”

“When the gentle light of the advent candles begins to shine in the dark days of December – a mysterious light in the mysterious darkness – it awakens in us the consoling thought that the divine light, the Holy Spirit, has never ceased to illumine the darkness of the fallen world.” (St. Edith Stein, translated by Dr. Waltraut Stein)

Prayer

A Prayer for Light

Let me be still
and at peace,
just for a few moments,
in the busy-ness
of my day.
Let me be attentive
to where I have been
and where I am headed.
And let me see where
you have been present
in my life
today.
Amen.
(Adrian Porter SJ – find it here)