Scared of the dark

Lately, Boobear has become worried about the darkness at bedtime and falls asleep tightly clutching her tiny flashlight in her hand. (Then we sneak in after she falls asleep to gently turn it off to save on batteries and to keep her safe.) She seems to firmly believe that her flashlight helps keep her safe in the darkness and clearly it gives her the peace of mind she needs to fall asleep almost immediately.
Being afraid of the dark is a typical childhood fear, but does it ever really leave us? The dark clouds of a severe storm cause many of us to worry. We become anxious and worried walking into a dark house at night, quickly turning on the lights around us. We dread the darkness in our lives caused by sickness or gief or depression.
That's why there's so much power in Jesus' words that he is the light of the world. And the book Ephesians reminds us that we are all children of the light. Children who live in Jesus' light, people who walk safely where Jesus' light guides us, people who bask in the warmth of Christ's light all our lives.