Contemplative Bible Reading

John 3:19 (New Living Translation)

And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

Funny thing about being in a well-lit place: I can see everything I am doing. And…everyone else can see everything I am doing.

Dark? That is different. In a dark room I struggle to see. I wouldn’t want to be using a sharp knife in the dark as I could hurt myself and anyone who happens to be standing near me.

Hmmm, dark and hurt seem to go together.

Still, there are those of us (and all of us some of the time) who like (love) the dark. Hurt? Yeah, maybe (probably), but there is so much fun to be had there. Of course that depends on what we consider “fun” and it is all subjective depending on me and the time and the mood and…gosh, this gets tricky quickly.

Need we use that word “evil” in this discussion. I mean, “evil” is just so…uh, evil. I mentioned that this gets tricky quickly. Perhaps I should spend more time in the well-lit room where I don’t hurt myself and everyone else so much. Yeah, that is the place to be. Please God, help me in my unbelief.