from "First Light," by Bodie and Brock Thoene

"He released me from my vow of silence. There's no danger to my soul if I speak the truth. He released me. Only danger to my body. And what is this body? A jug of plain clay that holds the Light of my soul...Why abandon truth because it's out of favor? Hold on to truth long enough and, without a doubt, the world will turn and someone will see you've got it and ask if there's enough to share! You'll hand it out with joy, and there will be more and more to go around...Most of the darkness in this world is due to truth being out of favor. And folks being scared to death to stand up, hold up The Light, and speak the truth about the Lord for fear they'll be out of favor too. So we betray The Light for safety's sake. Hide the fire inside a clay pot. Prefer the darkness. The blindness. Because it's safer. You don't get noticed that way. The Light shines again when someone brave - it only takes one - stands up and says, 'Here it is! Here's the truth!'"