Contemplative Bible Reading

John 3:20 (New Living Translation)

All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

Question to ask (especially to ask myself):

• What are you (what am I) doing?

• Will that lead to something?

• Will that lead to something you (I) want?

• Do I want my actions exposed in the light of day? Really? Do I?

I usually do things with a goal in mind—something out there in the future that I want to hold in my hand or experience or someplace to be. What is that thing, experience, or place? What am I doing to reach it?

Enough question marks in the text. From time to time, I need to ask myself searching questions to expose in the light of God my life and actions. God knows them, but maybe I don’t. And maybe I don’t want anyone else to know that even though I try and even though I am covered by God’s grace, I fail much of the time.

I don’t consider myself to be “evil,” but I am human. There are days when I avoid the light or at least rooms lit where other people can see me. God? Well, he is the light and He sees me all the time. The grace is amazing.