Tag: light

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MANGER

In days to comethe mountain of the Lord’s houseshall be established as the highest of the mountainsand shall be raised above the hills;all the nations shall stream to it.Many peoples shall come and say,“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,to the house… Continue Reading “THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MANGER”

4. AN ADVENT AMONG OTHER THINGS: HOPE WITH PERSEVERANCE

Friday, December 6th “No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot hide the sun.” (Chinese proverb) When the angel announced to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus (in the biblical story of Luke), Mary could not know what the future would… Continue Reading “4. AN ADVENT AMONG OTHER THINGS: HOPE WITH PERSEVERANCE”

LIGHT FOR THE DARKNESS

With CHERISH as my guiding word for 2024, I plan to create monthly themes that will help set apart and celebrate each month. I designated January as my month of Light–inspired by my sister, who chose light as her word for the year. Now… Continue Reading “LIGHT FOR THE DARKNESS”

BRIGHTEN OUR HEARTS WITH HOPE: REARRANGE

MONDAY, WEEK ONE: HOPE Today’s task is to brighten our room by letting in more light. In what ways might you bring more light of Hope into your heart-room? Would you set a reading lamp near a comfy chair with a good book nearby?… Continue Reading “BRIGHTEN OUR HEARTS WITH HOPE: REARRANGE”

SECOND THOUGHT: GLIMMERS OF LIGHT

(Additional reflections on this week’s earlier post, Glimmers of Light, with a nod to Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening) As I walked through the forest green,within the darkness there was seensmall glimmers of your radiant light,a light so hopeful and… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: GLIMMERS OF LIGHT”

GLIMMERS OF LIGHT

While hiking along Meek’s Mountain, surrounded by lush green darkness, I noticed these glimmers of light on the leaves. They radiated hope for my discouraged soul… Recent weeks have felt heavy for Jim and me. He and other high school teachers were told to… Continue Reading “GLIMMERS OF LIGHT”

A PICTURE AND A POEM: SHINE

Let your light so shine for othersthis is my daily prayer…to radiate God’s lovely lightthrough hope, and love, and care. But my lamplight is a small one,often shining just on me,and at times it’s bent and brokenso the light is hard to see. Please… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: SHINE”

…AND YET

Thank you, Brightest Love and Light,for showing us that we still mightshine with your love and peace.Your love will shine and never ceaseto remain with us in every day through your small, ordinary way… The breaking of dawn, long shadows on the lawn, the… Continue Reading “…AND YET”