ISAIAH 60:1-2 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. We will arise from the darkness, affliction, and calamity of the old order of things into the light, blessing, and happiness of the new order to come. The glory of the LORD, His beauty and magnificence, will shine upon us and we will shine by reflecting His glory. And yet, despite the darkness, we don't have to wait for that future time to experience the glorious light of the LORD. Already our light has come. Jesus is the brightness of the LORD's glory (Hebrews 1:3) and He came into the world. He is the "true light which gives light to every man" (John 1:9). Those who accept Him already reflect the glory of the LORD. His light shines through us in the midst of the shroud of darkness and the darkness cannot extinguish it (John...