Light in The Dark

It is hard to argue that the world isn't getting darker. With the uptick in global violence and the downturn in moral virtue, with the growing amount of racial tension and the shrinking of bi-partisan accord, with the increase of personal demands and the decrease of cpersonal responsibility - well, the proof seems clearly to be in the pudding. 

The question isn't whether or not it is getting darker, it is what ought we do about it?  How do we go about turning back the darkness?  Knowing that the liberal left isn't prone to pass any laws infringing on personal morality, ought we not make sure we vote in morally based candidates to push for moral responsibility?

I am in favor of electing candidates with strong moral fiber but I haven't seen any real success in legislating morality, have you?  Attacking the darkness, in principle, is neither logical nor biblical. What?  Am I saying we should not fight against the dark forces in society?  No, I am saying that the battle has to be taken to a higher level. 

Darkness will always be dark, it is what it is doing what it does. You can't beat it back or corral it by forcing it to stop being dark. What we have to do is become brighter lights.  "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matt 5:14-16).

You can't turn off the darkness but you can turn on a light. The federal government, even it it wasn't filled with corrupt politicians, cannot suppress the darkness of the human soul. The local church, however, if filled with light-bearers, can increase the light. We have to be better, kinder, more loving, more forgiving, more giving, more like Jesus - more light in the dark. Jus' Sayn.