Hiding Place In the Light

While I'm on the subject ...
When God first captured my heart, I remember a friend chiding me and saying that I was only hiding in religion. I wanted to shout out, "No! I wasn’t hiding! I had been hiding and in the dark! Now I've been exposed! Yes, now Christ is my "hiding place" and He is the Light of the world!” But back then I probably gave a weak reply and may have felt misunderstood. Now every time I hear or sing songs that speak of Christ being our hiding place, I think back to that time and I am grateful that Christ is my hiding place and that hiding place is in the Light!
John 3:16-21

Comments

Zoanna said…
I feel exactly the same. I'd love to know what people mean when they talk about hiding in religion. I'm going to ask next time I hear it put that way. I love hiding in the Light, in the Cleft of the Rock.
Anonymous said…
Posting a song of JOC is as good as dangling chocolate before me. What a lovely hymn. It is a hymn, right?
Laurie said…
Hi Karisa and welcome back!!
Yes It is a hymn! I'm not sure if it's older or newer though!

traditional words by Daniel Herbert / music by Jars of Clay / �2005 Bridge Building,
Laurie said…
Zoanna- Come to think about it, there could be much worse things to "hide" in, but I'm with you and love "hiding" in the Light, in the cleft of the Rock!!