We are in another Epiphany moment where the light of God with us is inviting us to see more clearly and honestly. The darkness, however, will always fight back. Herod responded to the light with violence. Jim Crows laws followed the Emancipation Proclamation. White supremacy fought back against the the Civil Rights Movement and today the darkness of racism and injustice is alive and well. Dr. King famously proclaimed, "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation onto the sun-lit path of racial justice." We have the light of God with us! Will we allow our eyes to adjust to the light? Or will we once again choose to close them?
