Everlasting Light

I have a 20-minute commute to work and in that 20 minutes, sometimes I cried in prayer telling God to use me in a very very very special way. Somehow I think that my life is not fruitful enough since my new life started 20 years ago.  That prayer [i think] is answered in many ways lately..

It’s been a few weeks now that I’ve been trying to undo one of my life big projects “Zero Social Contact”. And so I opened up my life to people and tried to connect [real people and not fb or anything social media]. There’s a brewing friendship in my life lately in which I felt discomfort because I’ve been put through daring questions about how I do things, why I do things and sometimes I am not able to give a straight answer and so I made up an answer close to the question and doing so, more question arises in our conversation.

Fast forward >> Then our conversation led me to expose my faith [accidentally].  There was a question about “how come you and your cousin are so different”. Then I told this friend that “we should not be different”. I explained that both of us are “born again Christians” and with the same faith, reading the same Bible, we should be the same.  I added “we should have the same Spirit in us”.  I have to extract myself from the conversation since I felt that the moment is not there yet for this type of topic to be discussed. 

I used to be unaware of why people disliked religion.  Maturity brings wisdom – I’ve learned about emotional, physical, material and spiritual boundaries.  Many people when they encounter Christians, they tend to run away from this type of friendship because early on, they draw the line – “hey I’m a believer and you are not”.

This morning I woke up with a question: “How can I explain to someone who does not believe in the existence of God?’’  Two answers came to mind.
1. “Pascal Wager”
2. “Everlasting Light” mentioned in Isaiah 60. 

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/
http://philosophy.lander.edu/intro/articles/pascal-a.pdf
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/

19 The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. 20 Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. Isaiah 60:19:20

 

"A Million Suns"

You stand eternal
The uncreated One
Who knows no end

The starry wonders
The vast expanses
Bound to Your command

You shine like a million suns ablaze
Wrapped in eternal light and praise
Jesus the First, the Last
The Bright, the Morning Star

You spoke creation
Into existence
Life and all we are

Beyond all measure
The universe
An echo of Your power

You shine like a million suns ablaze
Wrapped in eternal light and praise
Jesus the First, the Last
The Bright, the Morning Star
[x2]

Everlasting
Never ending
You will reign forevermore
You are holy
You are worthy
Lord of all
[x3]

You shine like a million suns ablaze
Wrapped in eternal light and praise
Jesus the First, the Last
The Bright, the Morning Star
[x2]