Illuminated

Physics 101: All objects are placed into two categories: luminous and illuminated. Luminous objects generate their own light. Illuminated objects reflect light.

It all begins with "let there be light." God speaks the words over the waters and calls the heavens and earth good. And later come the sun, the moon, the stars: the lights by which we see. This is the stuff of creation; this is the stuff of poetry. A whole vocabulary of vision and sustenance are born from the lips of God speaking our needs into existence. And His world still bears witness: here is the day. Here is the night. It is good.

Everything has the potential to be illuminated. Physics tells us that luminance is measured by how close an object is to a source of light. This is the point of being witness bearers. We can draw near to the Light that draws near to us. The voice that spoke words onto the waters is calling us out of darkness today. The David Crowder Band is learning to see, and is proclaiming the Light that cannot be denied. As they sing in the St. Francis-penned, "All Creatures" found on Illuminate: Thou burning sun with golden beam/ Thou silver moon with softer gleam/ O praise Him, O praise Him…