Dwelling on the theme of Light – so appropriate to the seasons of Christmas and Epiphany, and featuring so prominently in the introduction to John’s Gospel – we’ll spend three weeks celebrating the dawning light of Christ, and pondering what this might mean for our lives, and for our world.

Today, we conclude by shifting our focus closer to home: to the stories which are represented in our own community, of people who are faithfully (and often quietly, with little fanfare) witnessing to the light of Christ. Following in the footstep of fellow saints, near and far, we take up our place in Christ’s grand story – shining the light of God’s goodness to the ends of the earth.