THE LIGHTHOUSE AT PEGGY'S COVE

One of the most photographed lighthouses in the world stands in Nova Scotia at Peggy's Cove. Population: 39.

John 1:5 tells us "the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it". The light in scripture is, of course, Jesus Christ. The darkness, the domain of the evil one. Who works invisible at night.

Remember the arguments of your teenage years with your parents? "Why do I have to be home by midnight on Friday night?"

"Because nothing good happens after midnight."

"What could I do after midnight that I couldn't do before midnight?"

"But after midnight is when the freaks come out."

When you're on either side, you think you're right. But, if you're really honest with yourself (the best lies are the ones we tell ourselves, someone once said), you know that while your argument about time may be technically correct as a teenager, your parents were correct in actuality.

At Peggy's Cove only 13 people will respond to the light with abundant fruit in their lives. That's the sad statistics. The other 26 will remain in the darkness. That beautiful light will be obscured by the terrible darkness of Satan and sin.

And in that picture, it may not even be midnight yet.