I don't think Jesus has a shadow.
Let me explain......
Shadows are merely the outline of an obstruction blocking light from shining.
The obstruction prevents light from shining through it, blocks it, and casts
a shadow.
God is light
Jesus is God.
So, Jesus is light.
If Jesus is light, then He produces light. He sheds light.
So, I must conclude that it is impossible for Him to cast a shadow.
His being projects light.
I wonder if He could sleep at night.
I mean, when He went to bed,
and His mom would turn out the light.
Did He glow?
Did His light conquer the darkness around Him?
Did His mere presence make the darkness retreat?
Was He a human glow stick?
I don't know,
but He definitely didn't have a shadow.
I have a shadow. It's exactly the shape of me. It's my image.
I don't produce light. But, I do block light.
I know this because on a sunny day, my shadow walks beside me.
It reminds me that I don't produce light.
It reminds me that the Light is blocked by my flesh.
My flesh prevents the Light from shining through me.
It reminds me of the darkness that is always right beside me.
It reminds me that I hinder Light's progress.
I'm an obstruction.
I want to be like the moon.
Let me explain.....
The moon sometimes gets in the way of the sun.
It, too, casts a shadow.
But that's ok.
The moon doesn't care that it blocks the sun's light.
It knows that it is not the sun.
It doesn't try to be the sun.
It doesn't try to do the sun's job.
It has its own job.
It reflects light.
The moon knows it has no light of its own.
It knows it doesn't produce light.
It actually gets in the way of the sun's light.
Rather than just blocking the sun's light,
It reflects it.
During a set time, when the Sun isn't on the earth,
it reflects the Sun's light so we can see.
When the earth is dark, the moon shines.
The moon brightens the night.
But not by its own power. Oh no,
it can't do anything on its own.
And though the Sun isn't present during the night,
the moon reflects the Sun's light. That way,
we know the Sun is still there.
We don't lose hope.
We know that soon, the night will be over,
and the Sun will come back.
The Day will come back.
The moon tells us that.
The moon is a messenger.
That's me. That's you.
We're the moon.
We cannot produce light. Actually,
in our flesh, we block light. But,
rather than just blocking God's light,
we can reflect it.
We can be the light in a dark world.
We can be the hope to a world that can't see,
that the Son is coming back.
We can tell them that.
We can show them that.
We can be a messenger.
So, the next time you look down,
and you see your shadow on the ground,
don't be discouraged.
Don't let your shadow be a reminder of what you lack,
but what you are.
You are not an obstruction.
You are a reflection.
Let your shadow remind you that you
are a tiny glimmer of light in this dark world.
Let your your shadow remind you that you
reflect the light of the Holy Son.
Let your shadow remind you that God
chose you to be His moon.
You are not an obstruction.
You are to be a reflection.
Let your shadow not be a picture of what you block,
but proof of what you have:
Jesus Christ,
the Light of the world,
living inside of your heart.
Kale Horvath
