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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hello, I am a Baptist pastor in the city of Sheffield. Many people are not familiar with Candlemas, one of the less well-known church festivals
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It remembers the day recorded in Luke's Gospel, Chapter 2, when Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple
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They appeared to be an ordinary, humble couple, and they came quietly trusting God
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But Simeon saw a totally different reality. He had waited many years for this moment
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and when he finally saw Jesus, he recognized God's promise fulfilled. He took the child in his arms and he praised God
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calling Jesus a light for revelation to the Gentiles. Later in John's Gospel, chapter 8
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Jesus himself, now an adult, declares, I am the light of the world
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meaning he is the exclusive source of spiritual truth life and guidance On this day we are invited to look more closely at the light and to consider carefully what it reveals Jesus arrived as light not with noise or power but with humility
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The light of Christ does not blind us, it guides us. It shows us who God is and who we are called to be
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Like a candle in the darkness, his light brings hope, warmth and peace
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and more than this the light and life of Jesus Christ uniquely offers us connection with God
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and eternal life. In John's gospel later on in chapter 14 Jesus says himself I am the way
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the truth and the life no one can come to the father except through me. In a confusing world
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full of darkness we may remember that Jesus actually offers to lead us out of darkness
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sin and death maybe faith doesn't begin with certainty maybe it begins with noticing the light
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and choosing not to turn away from it
