Let there be light. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

A Winter Breakfast

In the midst of darkness, light is called forth. "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3). It is not a physical source of light. It is the invisible light of the Spirit. The darkness cannot overcome the light, and from that moment, the world is set in motion.

The vision shown to Daniel remains sealed until the time of the end, holding its breath, kept untouched by human hands until the day the time is full.

In the last days, when the seals are broken by the Lamb, the scroll opens soundlessly, and the primal light that drives out the darkness begins to shine.

Few realize that the light of the Revelation of Christ shown to John— paraphrased in Ephesians as "God's plan, will, good pleasure, and purpose"— is expressing the very "Light" of Genesis 1:3.

The light of the Spirit transforms into Christ and quietly abides within the human spirit. It is the moment when a person, breathed into with the breath of life, becomes a living being.

When their ears are opened to the sound of the water of the Word as the seal of the mystery is broken, the sheep draw near to the spring. For there, they encounter the resonance of "Life" they have been seeking.

This place is a spring where the water of the Word wells up. The spring does not speak of itself, nor does it force anything; it is placed solely to hold the welling water.

The duty of the spring's caretaker is to quietly ensure the water does not become muddy. So that the sheep, who know the Shepherd's voice, may drink from the spring in peace...

This morning, too, a drop of Spirit is placed here. May the Spirit of God be with your spirit.