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GOD.is light. God is light is one of the Bible’s most powerful pictures of who God is. “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). Throughout Scripture, light represents God’s presence, truth, holiness, life, and love. From the first words of creation—“Let there be light”—to Jesus declaring, “I am the light of the world,” God’s light enters darkness and transforms it. Christian teaching goes even deeper: we do not create this light ourselves. We receive and reflect it. As we live in Christ, his light exposes what is false without abandoning us, heals what has been hidden, guides us when we cannot see the way forward, and gradually makes us more like him. Jesus then says to his followers, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). The central message is simple: God does not merely show us the light. God is Light. Christ brings that Light into our darkness, and the Christian life is learning to live in it and reflect it to others. Discussion on Light and God's Presence and Communication with us, with Agnes Sanford, Orthodox writers, poets.
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Outline for Healing Light
Physics tells us something astonishing: Visible light is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Reality contains light your eyes cannot perceive. That’s physics. But it gives us a beautiful spiritual metaphor. The Orthodox tradition speaks of the uncreated light of God. At the Transfiguration, Jesus’ face shone like the sun. St. Gregory Palamas taught that the disciples were given eyes to perceive the divine glory of Christ. The glory wasn’t suddenly manufactured on the mountain. They were allowed to see what had been there all along. Agnes Sanford similarly encouraged people in prayer to move beyond what their physical senses were telling them and trust the reality of God’s presence and healing activity. You may not see God working. You may not feel anything. You may think nothing is happening. But remember: Your perception is not the boundary of reality. Two questions: 1. Have you mistaken “I can’t see God” for “God isn’t here”? 2. What if Christ is already present in the very place that looks darkest? PART 3 — LET THE LIGHT ENTER THE WOUND Agnes Sanford frequently taught people to pray with the imagination. Become still. Bring the person—or the wounded place—before Christ. Imagine the healing light and life of God entering that place. Not because imagination is magic. But because imagination can help turn our attention toward the presence of God. Sanford described prayer as cooperating with the creative power of God. The Orthodox mystics knew something similar about stillness. St. Symeon the New Theologian described his encounter with God: “You shone upon me with brilliant light.” And the ancient Jesus Prayer leads us inward: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.” Become quiet. Bring the wound before Jesus. And don’t force anything. Light doesn’t wrestle darkness to the ground. It simply shines. Where there is fear— let there be light. Where there is grief— let there be light. Where there is shame— let there be light. Where memories still hurt—
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Seven Unmistakeable Signs You Carry God's Presence
https://youtu.be/RBFANOjXHEU?is=GsAuGDdxFgL4shjY
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Thoughts are not as dependable as we think.
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