Were you bothered by the springtime switch to Daylight Savings Time? Many people are. Apparently the change can affect your mood and even your health. Statistics indicate that more heart attacks occur in the spring forward time change than in the surrounding days. More suicides occur in the same timeframe. Judges hand down more stringent sentences and all of us are more irritable than normal. In general it is a bad time to make major decisions. There are a cluster of cells in our brains that control our inner clock. These cells are triggered by morning light which sets our internal clocks. Artificial light can fool these cells and mess with our bodies. So, if you found Sunday and Monday at the time change exhausting, it was probably more than just missing one hour of sleep. Isn’t it amazing that simple light can have such a profound effect on our bodies and minds? Perhaps that is why the Bible so often uses light to talk about God and our relationship with him. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, “I am the Light of the World”, and in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, “You are the light of the world.” So our job is to let that light shine all over the world. “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine!”