All you are children of the light and of the day. Is it so indeed with us? Is it day within us as well as without? The sacred light of the truths of the Gospel, and of the Church are around us, and without, but to us there may yet be darkness. The glory of God in the gift of Christ, the exceeding riches of that Saviour's love, in the provision for all our spiritual wants, the evil of sin, the vanity of this world, and the great realities of the world to come, may not be rightly apprehended by our minds, nor affect our hearts, nor influence our lives. If it be so with any, remember that awful declaration: This is the judgment, because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. But some of you, I doubt not, have not only day without but within you. God has shined in your hearts, to give the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus. Blessed then, are your eyes for they see. This day is but the dawn of eternal day, to be enjoyed in Heaven. You are hastening to a world, where God Himself shall be your light, and there shall be no more night. Be earnest therefore; humbly and prayerfully watchful, to walk as children of the light, in your intercourse with others; and so let your light shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. Do not sleep as do others, but watch and be sober. Let not God find you idle, but busy in what is good, both as to the work of His grace in your own soul, in Christ's Holy Catholic Church, and in all with whom you come into contact.
- text taken from Daily Bread - Bring a Few Morning Meditations for the Use of Catholic Christians by Father Richard Waldo Sibthorp