Contemplative Bible Reading

John 8:12 (New Living Translation)

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

Here and there in the Bible I find one-sentence summaries of the Gospel. This is one of them.

The Bible often speaks of life in terms of darkness and light. This goes back to the early Genesis verse of “let there be light.” There is no simpler and no more truthful example of the Gospel.

This is the good news: follow Jesus of Nazareth as He is the light that leads to life.