Hello sweet friend!
Wow! What a lot of “things” are going on in this world right now. If you watch the news at all, it’s not good news for anyone.
Often, when I’m surrounded by negativity, I lament, then I think, “But what can I do?”
And it hit me, that the best thing we can do when everything seems so dark, is to be a light right where you are.
Jesus was giving the Sermon on the Mount and telling people how to live, and following that, he said this:
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16)
What does that mean? “Let your light shine before others...”
Maybe it means something like this:
— Taking flowers to your Jewish neighbor and telling her you are praying for Israel
— Responding with encouragement rather than an eye roll when your pickleball partner hits a shot out…again!
— Asking your teenager for forgiveness after snapping at him on the way to school *Ask me how I know about this!
— Making dinner for the millionth time, even though you don’t want to
— Running errands for your friend undergoing chemotherapy
— Getting together with other friends to pray for our families and this crazy world
— Taking time to have a nice conversation with the check-out clerk at Trader Joes
— Going the speed limit and letting that person merge into your lane right in front of you
You see, these aren’t big things. In fact, some of them are pretty small. But to me, when we live like this, we are being a light right where we are.
We aren’t waiting for some grand gesture.
We aren’t headed to our local campus to get in a kerfuffle with the protestors. (Although some of you may feel called to participate.)
But we are, in the nitty-gritty of life, loving our neighbor well.
And I think that’s being a light.
And that light brings hope to a dark and pain-filled world.
I hope this sparked something positive in you. And that you will be encouraged to let your light shine, no matter where you are.
Love you and cheering you on,
Christy 🙂
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