I remember a night 17 years ago when my brother, sisters and I were home with a babysitter during a particularly bad storm. Shortly after we had been put to bed the storm knocked out the power on our block and blew the skylight off the roof. The babysitter, still a teenager at the time and equally as scared as us, grabbed all 4 of us and huddled us in corner in the den. My dad, ever the amateur weather man, had felt uncomfortable about the impending storm and left briefly in the middle of a movie with my mom to come check on us. He found us all huddled in the dark, silent, scared out of our wits and unsure what to do. No one said a word as he hurried to find a flashlight and some candles to give us light and calm our fears. We sat there in silence as he amassed the candles; he lit the match and we all watched as the flame burst to life and from the back of the room we heard the sweet little singing voice of my 2-year-old sister, “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear daddy. Happy Birthday to you.” Oh the difference a little light can make. How has God’s light in your life changed your perspective?
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
Psalm 27:1
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