How timely to be studying 1 John in this season of Advent. When the days are short and dark and the twinkle of lights illumines houses and trees. …God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. These words have me asking questions of myself, have me pondering where the light and darkness lie within me: What parts of my life are dark and not light? What things do I seek to keep hidden, rather than be exposed? What thoughts and feelings am I allowing myself to ruminate on, despite the fact that they do not acknowledge God as king? See, by nature I obsess. I think things through again and again. Then one more time, just for good measure. I worry. I give room to thoughts that do not trus