Have you ever looked out at a concert where the audience have all turned on their phones making a sea of lights in the theatre? The light is dancing and weaving all around the theatre. You really feel part of something much bigger than yourself. Then when the song comes to an end the lights go out like a wave flooding over the audience. Imagine how you would feel if you had let the battery of your mobile phone run down and you couldn’t shine your light.
Christ told a story about lamps in the darkness and bridesmaids preparing for the arrival of the bridegroom. 2000 years ago the bridesmaids needed oil for their lamps.