一个在第二次世界大战服役的退伍军人告诉我，战事中他在太平洋的一艘船上时，他经历到从未经历过的完全的黑暗。当时晚上没有星光，为了避免被敌方察觉，船上的灯也完全熄灭了。
在一片漆黑中，你把手放在面前也看不到。你不知道前面或在你附近有什么东西；你每走一步，也不晓得要面对什么危机。这幅扣人心弦的图画，生动地描绘了堕落在罪中的情景。
假若耶稣没有到来我们这个世界，我们便仍然在罪的黑暗中迷失了，我们也仍然停留在绝望的黑暗里。然而耶稣是“世界的光。”我们陷在黑暗中时，祂来到我们中间，带领我们进入祂的荣光中。祂让我们看到怎样走出绝望的黑暗，又以神怜悯之光继续引领我们。祂应许我们：“跟从我的，就不在黑暗里走，必要得着生命的光。”
有一道光照亮了黑暗，这道光是生命之光和世界之光。不要再行在黑暗中了，跟从耶稣的荣光吧。
祷告
主耶稣，你是世界的光，可是很多人仍行在黑暗中。求你帮助我们每一个人都去寻求和看见你的光，又帮助我们忠心地行在你的光中，好叫我们能常常与你同活。阿们。
约翰福音 1:1-5, 9-14; 8:12
1太初有道，道与神同在，道就是神。
2这道太初与神同在。
3万物是藉着他造的；凡被造的，没有一样不是藉着他造的。
4生命在他里头，这生命就是人的光。
5光照在黑暗里，黑暗却不接受光。
9那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。
10他在世界，世界也是藉着他造的，世界却不认识他。
11他到自己的地方来，自己的人倒不接待他。
12凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄做神的儿女。
13这等人不是从血气生的，不是从情欲生的，也不是从人意生的，乃是从神生的。
14道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。
12耶稣又对众人说：“我是世界的光。跟从我的，就不在黑暗里走，必要得着生命的光。”
"You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." - 1 Peter 2:9
A World War II veteran told me that he had never experienced complete darkness until he was on a ship in the Pacific Ocean during the war. There were no stars at night, and the ship's lights were off so that no enemies could see it.
When it is pitch dark, you can't see your hand in front of your face. You have no idea what lies ahead of you or what might be near you. You have no idea of the risks you could face with every move. That is a compelling picture of being lost in sin.
If Jesus had not come into our world, we would still be lost in the darkness of sin. We would have remained in hopeless blindness. But Jesus is "the light of the world." He is the one who comes to us in our darkness and leads us into his glorious light. He shows us the way out of hopeless darkness and continues to guide us by the light of God's mercy. "Whoever follows me," he promised, "will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Into the darkness a light has shined. That light is the light of life and the light of the world. Do not walk in darkness; follow Jesus' radiant light.
Lord Jesus, you are the light of the world. Yet many people walk in darkness. Help us all to seek and to see your light. Help us to walk in your light faithfully, that we may live with you always. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
