John 1:4
New International Version (NIV)
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
It was the height of World War II in the Pacific and a group of internees (American and British) captured by the Japanese army were being transferred by ship to a starvation camp on Christmas Eve. The last thing that the prisoners heard from their Japanese captives as they locked them inside a ships hold was: "American submarines are thick in these waters and you will probably be torpedoed".
With this all that the captives could gather was darkness and isolation in their tomb that was the hold of a cargo ship. Those gathered could only hear weeping and cries for help, when out of the darkness a ladies voice singing Silent Night Holy Night was heard. It was said that when the ladies voice was heard, the weeping slowed and came to a stop.
Instead of fear, the light of hope entered the ships hold as others began to sing along with the lady. With this the dark space became a church as prayers and praise filled the darkness with the shining light of the Messiah come two thousand years ago as well as that night in a dark ship hold.
(Source: Taking the High Ground by Colonel Jeff O'Leary)
Brothers and Sisters as you approach this Christmas go forward in the understanding and the hope that nothing is so dark that the light of Jesus Christ cannot shine through it. Turn your face to the light and its glow will be eternal.This is the Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love that God sent to a suffering world in the form of a baby boy named Jesus Christ.
Pastor Tim Polley
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