Episode 253: Sharing the Light
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Scripture · Matthew 25:1–13
When five of the bridesmaids head out at midnight to buy oil, five lamps are still burning. I wonder what would have happened if just one of those women had said, “Honey, where are you going? Come stand by me.”
Some Sundays we carry a hymn we’ve known since childhood. Other Sundays we can hardly find the words, and the people beside us do the singing. Christ comes to us in both places, opening our eyes to one another and putting us within reach of help we couldn’t see by ourselves.