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the Light Shines Through!

 

I am marveling

at how the Light shines through

 

Don't we all love light?

Light glistening on a mountain lake.

Light shining through a colored leaf.

Light creating a mood of awe and serenity as it colors the evening sky.

Light breaking through darkness at the flip of a switch.

Light flickering hope by the glow of a candle in a darkened room.

Light providing warmth from the crackle of a fire blazing bright on a chilly fall night.

Light in the eyes as they twinkle with comprehension.

Light upon the face of a child looking up at love looking down.

Light creating that "happy" that seems to resonate with us all as we lift up our faces to be kissed by the sun.

Light shining forth at daybreak; splitting the eastern sky with the hope of new day.

Light.

Jesus  shared this Truth...."I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

What a difference light makes.

No wonder. Consider the source! The beautiful, authentic, original, glorious, redeeming source!

May it shine in us, around us and upon us!

And through us. Even as the rays of the setting sun can set an autumn leaf aglow!

His.

Light!



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