Take a look at the picture…Did you do it? Do it again. Do you notice it…? This is merely a picture, a 2D image of the real thing, and yet the rays of the sun are so bright it is almost blinding (I have a point I promise). I took this picture one day on my way into work. I looked up and saw the sun reflecting through the tree branches and thought to myself, do I do that?  Do I shine through my adversities, or do I complain about them? When people see me do they see light, or do they see darkness? When someone feels hopeless, do they see hope in me? I took this picture to remind me of what I am called to be…a LIGHT in the darkness.

We live in a dark and cold world (we may not like to hear this, but it is still true). Women are kidnapped and sold into slavery. Children are abandoned and abused. Not everyone around us is good. Not everyone has right motives. It is DARK. We are in desperate need of LIGHT.  Why? Because light dispels darkness. Don’t believe me…look at the picture again. Everything is clearer in the light. I have a light inside of me, it teaches me to love (even when I don’t want to), to listen and to HEAR. It teaches me to reach out and touch (even when I am scared). I willing follow the light. Why? Because everything, EVERYTHING is clearer in the light…(the SON-light).

So what am I thankful for today? That I have a light to share with others, because times are dark.