Standing With Your Shadows

How many of us have someone in our lives who is addicted to alcohol or drugs? How many of us have children who are not leading the lives that we had envisioned for them or have strayed down a path that scares you so much that you can't sleep at night? We've all heard about the interventions where you bring all of the family and friends together and they all tell your loved one how much they are hurt by his or her actions.
These interventions are full of darkness and sadness and anger. If someone is not motivated to change, all the prodding and pushing in the world will not make it happen. But here is another idea to consider.
Let's bring all the people who love and care about this person and tell all the good things that he or she has ever done. Let's tell all the good qualities that they possess. Can you think of a time when someone said nice things about you? Didn't you shine? When you stand with your shadows you are in the "light". We all have shadows. Things that we are not proud of. If we didn't have shadows we would be in the dark, which means we don't acknowledge our transgressions and ask forgiveness for them. Standing with your shadows is standing in the light of the Lord.