Come Receive the Light this Great Lent
“Come, receive the light from the Unwaning Light, and glorify Christ, who has risen from the dead.”
The church is dark and silent. A glow begins to emanate from behind the iconostasis. The priest lifts up the candle and, in a voice that sounds like it is coming from the heavens, declares:
“Come receive the light”
The priest then shares the light from his candle with his altar boys, and it quickly spreads throughout the ever-brightening Church. In moments, there are many candles driving back the darkness—just as Christ drove back the darkness of death.
As we begin our journey through Great Lent, we are often drawn back to this beautiful moment of the Resurrection service and think: Can we carry this light into every day of the year?
The answer is simple: Yes, through prayer and good works. Every contribution you make to IOCC is your candle against the darkness that sometimes seems to envelop our world.
When you donate to IOCC, you help create bundles of candles, capable of lighting even the darkest corners of the world.
As we travel through Great Lent together, please prayerfully consider a gift to IOCC, and join us as we strive to share the light of Christ with those facing the darkness of great need.