Shadows are fascinating phenomena. As we all know, they occur when light hits an object and casts an image of the object in the area where the light is blocked. Shadows are wonderful especially on hot, sunny days because they provide protection from the heat. But they do more than offer respite to the sun scorched. Shadows are a sign that something greater exists than what is necessarily visible.
The shadow of a tree is not greater than the tree itself. It simply reflects the reality of the tree. In the same way, many of the things we experience in our world are merely shadows of a greater reality- the spiritual realm. Birth, marriage, having children, death are all signs of a superior existence that the world is longing for but has yet to grasp. It is the Church's responsibility to demonstrate and teach about this revelation so that people will not feel content in the shade but hunger for what is casting the shadow.
"The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves." Hebrews 10:1
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