O God, Who through the grace of adoption chose us to be children of light, grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error but always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
the grace of adoption – When we were baptized, we entered into God's covenant family. We became His sons and daughters by adoption. Jesus is God's only-begotten Son, but we are given a share in Jesus' own sonship and become sons and daughters in the Son, heirs in the Heir, sharers in the divine life, and members of the divine family.
children of light – Are we children of light? Do we let God's light shine through us? Do we seek to become transparent like the Blessed Virgin Mary who magnifies the Lord? Or do we allow ourselves to give in to the darkness of the world around us? Do we let it darken our minds and hearts? Do we let it take over our lives?
grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped in the darkness of error – This world presents so many errors as though they were great truths. We are so often told what to think and what to believe by people who are clearly trying to manipulate us for their own purposes. When we give in and accept the errors, we allow the darkness to overshadow us and to sneak into our minds and hearts. Our thoughts become warped and degraded, and we often forget how to think properly at all. We allow others to control us rather than seeking the truth and the light.
always be seen to stand in the bright light of truth – Jesus says, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life.” He also says, “I am the Light of the World.” When we stand in the bright light of truth, then, we stand in Jesus. In Him we find the truth. In Him we are filled with light and life and peace. In Him we must stand and allow Him to shine through us to those still wrapped in darkness. We must stand as a lamp on a table or a city on a hill and let His light and His truth pour through us to a world that desperately needs that light and truth.
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