dawn in us eternal day.
Tell us, as we brave the darkness,
when to speak and what to say.
---Terry W. York, 2006
If you learned the song as a child, I bet you’ll have
trouble not acting out some of the
motions right now, where you sit---
This
little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let
it shine!
Hide
it under a bushel? No! I’m gonna let it shine!
Won’t
let Satan {whuff} it out! I’m gonna let it shine!
Did I see you with your finger up, 'letting it shine'? There
is such a good message for us in this simple song---the message to live our
truth boldly in the world, unashamed of the love we profess, refusing to let
the not-love quench the flame. I want to live this way, I do; and some days I
get closer than others.
But here’s the thing. If the Source of Light is in us (and
It is, oh, It is), we. just. shine. Not
because we’re shiny every single day. Not because we produce any light in and of ourselves. But because
the Source, the Light of the World, is in us, lighting the world through us. All we’ve got to do is get out of the way and let the Light do…what
Light does, for Heaven’s sake.
With the light of Christ in you---I dare you not to
shine.
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