"Even a little star shines in the darkness...."
I recently visited Maine and kept my ritual—on the very
first night, I went for a walk in the darkness just so that I could see the
evening stars. Coming from a metro area, I just never get that same impression
of the stars lighting up the darkness—light that began countless years ago, now
reaching me in my lifetime.
It is said that “even little stars shine in the darkness.” The light that reaches me from long past is a
sign of nature’s enduring gift. Then, I
thought of grace…and how the life of those who have come before me still shine
into my life and light the way. Surely, with eyes of faith, I see in that light
the one Light uncreated that shines forever—and we, even in our temporal lives—are
made to reflect that Light.
I don’t stop walking at home in the night. I still seek the light, dimmed though it is
in this place—nevertheless, I never stop thanking God for the light of other
lives and the Light that tells me that I am embraced in a much bigger world
than even nature itself—the Kingdom of God.
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