Hanningfield Green 

Lawshall 

Bury St Edmunds 

Suffolk 

IP29 4QD 

Just a Thought

The Greek philosopher Plato, living around 400 years before Christ, wrote: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light.” 

An interesting comment, and being a philosopher he probably wasn’t referring to physical light. When Jesus was here on earth He gave the reason why by nature we are afraid of the light. Having declared Himself to be the Light of the world, He said that many would not come to Him for fear that their deeds would be exposed (John 3 v 20), even though He offers eternal life and has promised to receive anyone who comes to Him in repentance. 

A modern hymn declares that the light of His love is shining in the midst of the darkness; and through His sufferings and death on the cross for us His love is shining at its brightest, to the extent that Jesus declared that all kinds of people would be drawn to Him when they understood it. (John 12 v 32). God commends His own love for us in that while we were still sinners - i.e. going our own way and ignoring Him - Christ died for us (Romans 5 v 8). In the words of another hymn - “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all”.