Di Light of Di World

Four gold lampstands, wey tall pass house, dey burn bright over di temple courts. Di whole Jerusalem dey shine with dia light. And inside dat scene, one voice. I be di light of di world.

Na di time of di Feast of Tabernacles for Jerusalem, di happy festival for harvest season, when families dey live inside shelters wey dem make with tree branches, to remember how God take care of dem for di wilderness. Crowd don pour enter di city. For evening, dance and music dey for di temple courts, and dem dey light big lamps. People dey argue about Jesus. Some talk say e be good man; oda people talk say e dey lead people go wrong way. And Jesus dey teach for di temple, for di area near di treasury, close to di court where dat big lamps stand.

Then Jesus talk to dem again, e say: I be di light of di world. Anybody wey follow me no go waka for darkness, but e go get di light of life. Imagine to hear dat one for di very place where di giant lamps just burn. Dem remember di pillar of fire wey lead Israel through di desert for night. Dem remember di promise of di prophets say God light go shine on top people wey dey waka for darkness. And here Jesus dey talk say: na me be dat light. Follow me, and you no go ever lost for darkness.

No long after, Jesus and im disciples pass one man for road side. Dem born am blind. E never see sunrise, e never see face, e never see colour. Di disciples ask one question wey people dey ask dat time. Rabbi, who sin, dis man or im parents, wey make dem born am blind? Jesus talk say na nobody. Dis one happen so dat di works of God go show for im life. And then e talk am again: as long as I dey for di world, I be di light of di world.

Then Jesus do something wey no common. E spit for ground, e use di spit make mud, and e rub am for di man eyes. Go, e talk, go wash for di pool of Siloam. Di man dey feel im way through di streets and go down di steps reach di pool. E kneel down for di side of di water and e wash. And when e raise im face, light dey. Shapes. Colours. Di water dey sparkle. For di first time for im life, e see. John just talk am simple: e go, e wash, and e come back dey see. Di light of di world don shine on top am.

Di Mishnah, one collection of Jewish teaching wey dem write down around AD two hundred, describe di lamps of di Feast of Tabernacles. Big gold lampstands stand for di Court of di Women, and dem make di wicks from di old cloth wey di priests don wear tire. E talk say no compound for Jerusalem wey no shine with dia light. And for two thousand and four, workers for Jerusalem uncover di steps of di Pool of Siloam from di time of Jesus.

Di Light of Di World. You go find am for John chapter eight, verse twelve, and chapter nine, verse one to seven. Di baby wey dem born for one dark night for Bethlehem grow up to talk say, I be di light of di world. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Where you need di light of Jesus to help you see clear pass?