You are the light

"You are the light of the world."

Who is this statement about? Is it about: A) Jesus? B) John the Baptist? or C) Paul who was formally Saul? The remarkable thing about the above statement is that Jesus is the one who said it and he said it to ALL his followers. If you are a follower, he is saying it to you. "You are the light of the world." You don't have to be an author with a top-selling book under your belt or a blogger with a fan following to be the light of the world. You don't have to be a monk or a nun to be the light of the world. You don't have to be Mother Theresa or a seminary graduate to be the light of the world. You don't have to have the Noble Peace Prize awarded you by the Swiss to be the light of world. You don't have to shave your head and go without bathing for a month at a time to be the light of the world.

Don't think you aren't good enough , important enough or devoted enough to be the light of the world. Don't let setbacks and mishaps keep you from being who Jesus says you are. Whatever happened yesterday or comes your way today will ever change the Truth: You are the light of the world. (Matthew 5:14)