Blinded by the light?

We, as Christians, are to be a light to this world (Matt 5:14). So we should be shining in the darkness as beacons of hope and love... but are we?  As I thought about it, I realized Christians (myself included) easily get caught up in Christian circles; which is great for building up one another (as the main point of church is to encourage each other for the following week), but ineffective for reaching those in the darkness.  Have you ever driven down a dark road and met another car going the opposite way?  What do you see in those moments before they pass you?  The light blinds you, and the objects in the dark are very hard to see.  I think we as Christians are like those two cars... we are shining our lights toward each other, and blind ourselves to those outside of the light  who really need help.  What we really should be doing is going out into the darkness side-by-side so that we can even more clearly see those who are hurting.  The main questions I want you to ask are:  Am I being blind to the world?  and What can I do to let my light shine in the darkness?

Isaiah