The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. The promise for today is that we don't have to try to be children of God. We already are. But there are choices we can make that will make the world a better place to live - or not. By our actions, we can cause hurt to others or spread light to others; we can change the direction of the story by how we tell it - we don't keep God from being God. For the song at the beginning of the sermon, please listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJcchmKhPw Christ Lutheran Church doesn't own Ann Murray's video.