Only then can we draw others to the Light. If we continue on the path of righteousness, His light will shine through us. Like those turtles, we need a guiding light to show us the way. Only through Him can we find our way out of the darkness. Growing on our spiritual journey requires us to stay plugged into our source-Jesus. When we follow His path, He lights our way as we grow on our spiritual journey. In the second part of John 8:12, Jesus tells the Pharisees, “So if you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, for living light will flood your path.” Eventually, I outgrew my fear of the dark.Īs an adult, I now have another night light so I don’t stumble in the darkness when I rise from sleep to get a drink of water or go to the restroom. My mother placed a tiny light in my bedroom so at night, I wouldn’t feel completely alone. When I was a young child, I was afraid of the dark. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Light in the Darkness In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. His Words were the catalyst for creation’s beginnings. In Genesis 1, we read “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The earth had no form. Light is also the second thing God spoke into existence. In John 8:12, Jesus tells the Pharisees, “I am the light of the world.” Hearing the story of the baby turtles following the light, I was reminded of the many times “light” is mentioned in scripture. Turning the flashlight’s beam toward the lake and moving it gradually away from the shore did the trick. Then, it dawned on her that the turtles were attracted to the light. However, the turtles kept swimming to the shore where the couple’s wife was shining a flashlight.

The couple thought their rescue mission was over. Walking to the nearby lake, they lowered the container into the water to allow the turtles to swim out on their own. As dusk gave away to early darkness, they needed a flashlight to wash the small reptiles.Īfter removing the dirt from the tiny bodies, the couple placed each turtle into a plastic container. Roots impeded their progress, but eventually they rescued the hatchlings. Using a trowel, the couple began digging up the dirt. They knew the eggs should have already hatched. When I inquired about their new yard ornament on one of my daily walks, I learned about the eggs and was excited about the approaching due date.ĭays, weeks and months passed until the couple decided they would dig up the nest. To prevent predators from digging up the eggs, the couple placed an old metal crate over the site and marked it with a fake flower. They’d observed the mother turtle laying her eggs in their yard sometime in mid-summer. My neighbors were excited to show me the photos and video of the ten tiny turtles they’d rescued. So if you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, for living light will flood your path”-John 8:12 (TLB). Later, in one of His talks, Jesus said to the people, “I am the Light of the world.

The light of the darkness