To day our Hindu friends celebrate Deepavali. Darkness signifies ignorance, but light is for knowledge. The lighting of lamps symbolizes the destruction through knowledge of negative forces like wickedness, violence, lust, anger, envy, jealousy, greed, bigotry, fear, injustice, oppression, suffering, the list goes on.
We believe Jesus Christ is the Light of the world. When He indwells in us we are in the light. We believers are to reflect this light and shine as lights in this dark world of sin.
I ponder once again the words of our Lord, ".. let your light shine before men, that they may see your good
deeds and praise your Father in heaven."Matthew 5:16
Prayer by St. Columba (521-597)
O Lord, give us we beseech You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son our Lord, that love which can never cease, that will kindle our lamps but not extinguish them, that they may burn in us and enlighten others..
Do You, O Christ, our dearest Saviour, Yourself kindle our lamps that they may evermore shine in your temple and receive unquenchable light from You that will enlighten our darkness and lessen the darkness of the world."
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