One of the talents required for burglary would appear to be good night vision. Most of these criminals work in darkness, since turning on a light would alert a householder or passerby that something is amiss. So these lawbreakers shun the light, preferring to grope their way through the darkness to accomplish their ends.

       Our lives are examples to others for good or for ill. If there are things in them that would fail the test of being held up to the light of public inspection, they need to be pruned away like so much dead wood. If we have to cover our actions, either with a literal or figurative cloak of darkness, or conceal our attitudes behind a smokescreen of deception, we're missing the mark. When we feel the need to conceal what we truly are, we can be sure we're not living up to God's expectations.

       Evil loves darkness, anonymity, and lack of accountability. Followers of Christ walk in the light. Everything that we do should be able to pass the test of public scrutiny, and reflect the light of Christ within us.