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When we are children, we are afraid of the dark, afraid of what can happen, of the “bogeyman". Turning off all the lights to sleep turned into a mission. Getting up to get water or going to the bathroom, when all the lights were already off, was no longer an option. 

Everything was scary. Any shadow became a monster, any noise frightened us. Getting a scare from someone in the dark was much more terrifying. Walking in the dark was much more dangerous, and in seconds we felt like actors in a thriller movie.

In the dark, we can’t quite understand, or even see, our surroundings, so we stumble, but when we turn the lights on, we know exactly what is in the environment. In the dark we fear, but the light, somehow, brings us security.

Light is the first step. Light is what brings us the sensation of a new day, the feeling of a new beginning. The sun has come, the day has began.

We need to understand who our light is and what that means. It is Jesus who saves us from any "bogeyman". He gives us a new day, guides us when everything is dark, makes us shine and experience the glory of his presence. Jesus was the light to many, he opened the eyes of the religious, transformed fishermen into disciples, valued those around him, healed and restored. Jesus changed the lives of countless sinners, including ours.

Jesus is our light, our hope, our breath, our way. When everything is lost, wrong or dark, lift up and ignite the true light in your life. You will see that everything will seem less terrifying, more visible.

After all, we are grown ups now; we don't need to be afraid of the dark anymore.