The heat of the July afternoon had
finally passed as I took my dogs out for their last walk of the day. The cooler
air of the Summer evening felt so refreshing on my face. I breathed it in deep
and gazed up at the magnificent full moon sitting alone, smiling down on me
from the still blue sky. It was a moment of pure peace that was only made more
perfect when I saw my old friends the fireflies in my backyard, doing their
dance of love and light. There were hundreds of them. As one flew near, my
beagle thought it would be a good snack and snapped at it. I quickly pulled
back on her lease and the firefly escaped. The missed meal then flew up to my
face, blinked a "thank you" and glided off. I watched it rejoin its
friends with a smile and as they lit up the evening I pledged once again to do
my best to share my own light in this world.
It hasn't always been easy living up to
that pledge. On many days I have felt like the "Splendid Torch" that
George Bernard Shaw spoke of, burning bright with the light of love. Yet, at
other times I have felt more like a little candle struggling to give out any
light at all. After many years, though, I finally realized that even the
smallest candle can make a sunny day brighter and even the tiniest firefly can
light up the night.
As I bid my lightening bug buddies
goodnight and went back into my house I remembered that God doesn't ask any of
us to light up the whole world. He just asks us to light up our own little
corner of it. We all can spread joy and share love here. We all can give the
light within us to the world around us. We all can add our little glow to the
radiance of Heaven.
Take good care of your light then.
Nurture it. Grow it. Fan its flames. Share it with others. Join it with the
light of Heaven and the love of God. Use it to brighten the sunny days and
illuminate the darkest nights. And always remember that your loving light is
who you really are.
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