A Light in the Village

In a quiet mountain village, nestled far from cities and noise, the people lived simple, humble lives. They had heard stories from old scrolls, passed down through generations, about a coming light—one that would break through the shadows and guide them to truth. Yet, over time, those stories became distant memories, as everyday survival took precedence over faith.

One evening, during the coldest part of winter, a stranger arrived in the village. He wore simple clothes, carried no possessions, and had a presence that caused even the oldest villagers to pause and take notice. His eyes sparkled like stars, and his voice, when he spoke, was calm like a flowing river.

“I have come to remind you,” he said at the firelit gathering, “of the Word that was in the beginning.”

The villagers leaned closer. They had long forgotten the language of heaven. Only Old Mira, the village matriarch, remembered the scrolls she used to read as a child.

“The Word?” she asked. “You mean the Creator?”

“Yes,” the stranger replied. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.”

Some scoffed. “You speak in riddles,” muttered a woodcutter.

But others, especially the children, were captivated.

The stranger continued: “Through Him all things were made. Without Him, nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.”

“Light?” asked little Yani. “Like the sun?”

“No,” the stranger smiled. “A light that shines in the darkness—and the darkness has not overcome it.”

The villagers were quiet. They all knew darkness. Fear, hardship, the pain of loss. Could there really be a light stronger than those things?

The stranger spoke of a man named John—not himself, he clarified—who had come long ago to tell people about the light. But many had not recognized it when it arrived.

Old Mira clutched her shawl. “And what happened to this light?”

“It came into the world,” the stranger said, “though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to His own, but they did not receive Him.”

“That’s sad,” whispered Yani.

“It is,” the stranger nodded, “but not all rejected Him. To those who did receive Him—to those who believed in His name—He gave the right to become children of God.”

The villagers shifted. Many had grown up believing that only the best, the holy, or the important could be close to God. Could common folk like them truly be His children?

“He was full of grace and truth,” the stranger said, “and though no one has ever seen God, the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is close to the Father’s heart, has made Him known.”

The fire crackled. Some villagers wept quietly. Something deep inside was stirring—memories of hope, the echo of something true.

Old Mira slowly rose. “If this light is real,” she said, “then we must walk toward it. We have lived in shadows too long.”

The stranger smiled, stood, and quietly walked into the night. The villagers never saw him again, but from that night forward, something had changed. They began to treat each other differently. They shared more, forgave more quickly, and spoke often of the Word, the Light, and the Grace that came from God.

A year later, a group of children found an ancient scroll in the old meeting house. It was worn but legible. Mira read it aloud:

They understood now. And they believed.The Word Became Flesh

John 1 1-18 “In the beginning was the Word…”

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷ He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. ⁸ He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

⁹ The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. ¹¹ He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. ¹² But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, ¹³ who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) ¹⁶ For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

Let’s Pray

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to see the light through the darkness. Do not let the issues of this world cover it so that we cannot see the way You want us to go. Show us the truth and give us the strength to stand behind and not slip. Lord thank you for all that You have done for us, the word that You have given us. Thank you for always being there even when I do not see you. In Jesus Name Amen

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