Everyone wants to talk about Global Warming... is it real? is it man-made? While a pretty divisive topic, most agree that the world goes through long-term trends up or down.
Unfortunately, few see another long-term trend that might be even more traumatic for those struggling through mortality... Global Darkening. This is where the overall level of morality diminishes and less people find the light.
In the case of Global Darkening, it has been happening for a very long time, but so gradual and subtle is the change that only when we look back over long periods (decades) are we shocked by just how far the world has slipped away from God's standards.
Have you ever noticed how our eyes adjust to being in darkness? Sadly, our souls also adjust. We start to accept things we would never have tolerated years earlier. We get worn down by the "new norm" and other ways of justifying the obvious departure from the safety of God's standards.
The only way to fight Global Darkening is to not only make sure we are firmly connected to the source of light (through our personal righteousness, being in-tune with the spirit), but we must:
1) Let our light so shine...(no hiding under the bush), and
2) Help others illuminate their lives (by sharing what we know and being good examples)
St. Francis of Assisi once stated:
"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle"
We fight the growing tide of a darkening world one candle at a time... ours, our family, our friends, our neighbors. Let's commit to doing those things that will magnify our own light.
