How can you most effectively help others?
As I prepare to say “goodbye,” I am deeply grateful you are nurturing a solid spiritual foundation for your life. When you personally encountered Jesus, you were wrestled from darkness and immersed into His light. The Apostle Peter says, “[He] called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9).

Now I encourage you to radiate the light you have received into the lives of others. Here is a promise Jesus gave to a woman caught in the darkness of moral sin: “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12).

Throughout the Bible, light is a central theme and a powerful metaphor. It is always set in contrast to darkness. In fact, light extinguishes darkness. You may have noticed how a single candle illuminates everything in an otherwise dark room. Even these studies, as they go out into a dark, sin-saturated world, are a form of light challenging the darkness.

Never underestimate the ways you can bear light in your circles of influence, with family members, friends, fellow students or co-workers. And remember, it’s not your light but the light of Jesus shining through you.

I close with the charge Jesus gave His followers: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

I am thankful for you and honored the Lord has enabled us to become acquainted.

May God bless and keep you always.