"Again, Jesus spoke to them saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." -John 8:12

As I was driving back to college in the dark after a weekend at home, a heavy fog crept in and crowded my windshield that caused me to not see five feet ahead of me. Fear robbed my calming drive and pushed my anxiety to a different level forcing me to go into a panic.

20 minutes passed and the fog had not let up. All the sudden, a bright light seemed to fly up behind me—suddenly helping me see the road more clearly again. As it approached closer, a tall truck with radiant bright over-head became more visible in the passing lane then drifted in front of me. Anxious to keep that light for safety, I sped up and got up close behind him. Eventually, I fell behind and was on my own again.

A few minutes later, I saw hazard lights on the side of the road As I got closer, I saw it was the truck I had been following but by that time it was too late to stop and see if there was anything wrong so I continued to drive. As I passed, the truck turned off his hazard lights, turned on his lights, and sped up until he once again got in front of me but this time he drove slower, matching my pace and stayed that way until I eventually put my blinker on and slanted to the exit off the highway and so did the truck but instead of turning as I was, he kept going straight and went up back onto the highway.

I realize some people might have been scared by this experience of a big truck with big bright lights following them in the dark, but I felt safe because I could finally see where I was going and the open highway was laid out clearly in front of me.

Now I wonder—shouldn't we all be a light driving through the darkness leading those whom can't see the grace and love of God due to the crowding lies, responsibilities, and judgement of this world?

We've all heard the song "Amazing Grace," where we're told in a poetic form of what it's like after we have received Christ: "I once was lost but now I'm found; was blind but now I see."

While we're sinners, we are not able to see the "light" of Jesus, nor understand His love for us because we're too "blinded" by our sins and of the troubles of this world.

We are called to be the "light of this world," to be disciples of Jesus and to minister to the world. To find the lost, to find the "blind." Let's all find someone in need of seeing the light and glory of God and revel his love to them and even if we lose them, put hazard lights on to wait for them, and don't give up on them until they're saved and taken to "safety."

"I became a minister of the gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power." --Ephesians 3:7