As Calvary Church and Waters Edge Community Church has become a new fellowship in Christ, I was considering the significance of our new name: Light of Life. It's deep and rich and bright with hope.

If you're inclined, read the scriptures below, especially in their context from the verse references given. I'm sure your meditations will be meaningful.

From the following scripture I compiled numerous phrases and fed them into Wordle (a word cloud generator) to produce theses images. I can't seem to decide which one I like better. So #1 is here at the beginning, and #2 is at the end. I'd be glad to know your preference.

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Job~33:29,30 “Behold, God does all these things,
twice, three times, with a man,
to bring back his soul from the pit,
that he may be lighted with the light of life."

Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

Psalm 36:9 For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

John 1:4-5 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 8:12 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.”

Proverbs 16:15 In the light of a king's face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

Psalms 56:13
For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.

Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Matthew 5:16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

2nd Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:14b
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”

Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Matthew 17:2 AMP And His appearance changed dramatically in their presence; and His face shone [with heavenly glory, clear and bright] like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light.

Luke 1:76-79
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;
To give to His people the knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins,
Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Jesus: Life. Jesus: Light. Jesus: Light of Life.

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