recently reported on the Wacky Warning Label Contest and some of the actual warning labels it recognized this year. In 4th place: a five-inch fishing lure with three steel hooks and the label warning that it is "harmful if swallowed." Let's hope fish can't read the label. And the Grand Prize winner: a bottle of drain cleaner which contains this warning: "If you do not understand or cannot read all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product." If I couldn't read or understand the label, how would it help?

These examples aside, life really does need warning labels. Florida is still recovering from Hurricane Charley. The fledgling democracy in Iraq is still under constant barrage and terror attacks. The three-year anniversary of 9-11 is approaching. Our world has never been more fallen or flawed than it is today.

This morning we will discover the cure for injured souls. In our text Jesus claims, "I am the light of the world." The "I" is emphatic. He is the light of the "world," not just the church, or religion, or Sunday. Light for every room of our lives, no matter how dark.

Where are you in the dark today? What guilt from the past or fear of the future plagues you today? Are you worried about the new school year for yourself or your kids? Are you worried about the economy and the election? Is your marriage or body in pain? Do you know someone whose eyes need healing today? Here's what to do.