Someone told me once that all our desire is the desire to be at one with God, in substitute form. So perhaps we can draw attention not to the shadow on the wall but to the source of light itself.
What a refreshingly percipient and God-fearing statement not from a theologian or a bishop but from a secular comedian of the alternative variety. It is reminiscent of Augustine's famous prayer: 'Our hearts are restless till they find their rest in thee.' But it does not mean Mr Brand is a Christian.
He might be for all cc knows but to talk, however positively, of the light of God does not a Christian make. A Christian confesses that the light that God shines in the faces of redeemed men and women is specifically the light of His eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
It was after all the light of Jesus that shone in the face of Saul on the road to Damascus:
Now as he (Saul) journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" And he said, "Who are you, Lord?' And he said. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting" (Act 9v3-5 - RSV).
This was the man who later (when known as the Apostle Paul) wrote this:
For it is God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ (2 Corinthians 4v6).
Not sure if RB is in the fold yet but let's pray that he will find the way. He's obviously an intelligent guy with the capacity to do so without rejecting the Christian faith through sheer ignorance. He recently married Katy Hudson whose parents are both Christian ministers so you would hope that Jesus is going to be a regular topic in family conversations.
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