4TH SUNDAY OF LENT JESUS IS THE LIGHT Cardinal John Henry Newman was a professor at the Oxford University. When he was an Anglican priest, along with the other scholars, he started the Oxford Movement. The aim of this movement was to authenticate the veracity of the foundation of the Anglican church on the teachings of the Apostles and the fathers of the church. When he was 32yrs old, his health was bad and he took a break from his writings and went to Europe to recuperate. But unfortunately, he contracted a deadly fever. He wanted to return back to England, but no transportation was available. He waited long, his life became lonely and tedious; he was experiencing a great physical and emotional despair. Is then that he penned a beautiful hymn asking God for light. lead kindly light amid the encircling gloom lead thou me on the night is dark and i am far from home lead thou me on keep thou my feet, i do not ask to see the distance scene one step enough for me. In his confussion and distress, Newman prayed to the God of light to lead him, to lead him from darkness to light, from confussion to certainty, and frm sickness to health. God heard his prayer and led him home safely. In 1845, he got converted to Roman Catholic Faith. * Moses met God in the burning bush * God led the Isrealites in the night in form of the pilar of fire. Today Jesus made a bold assertion, He says, I am the light of the world, and proceed to give light to the man born blind. My dear friends, go to Jesus for light. We pray for 3things: * Lord Jesus help me to know you more clearly. * to love you more dearly * to follow you more nearly
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 05:16:49 +0000