Called to follow Christ, the Light
As the light of Christ began to dawn in the world, people were called to walk in the light. Jesus began his ministry with a message: Turn away from your sins, because the Kingdom of heaven is near!
We first took that step from gloom into the realm of light in our baptism. But because we stray back into the gloom, we need to hear again and again Jesus’ call to turn away from the sins and failures of the past. Not just turning away … but turning to. The call is to turn to God and receive the Light he sends, the Light that is Christ, and then to walk in that light. As it says in Ephesians 5: Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light.
