Saturday, December 27, 2025

Dear God,

I awakened to the tiny lights of the ceramic Christmas tree in my bedroom.  I stepped out into the hall and saw the even tinier lights from another tree in the twin bedroom.  In the bathroom there was the nightlight.  Walking down the hall, I turned toward the white lights surrounding the outside front door, the other way to the mantle lights glowing in the living room and then continuing down the hall to gaze upon the light in the white porcelain church in the dining room and finally to the small white lights flickering outside the patio door outside the kitchen.  After drinking a glass of water, I made my way through the living room, lighted the Christmas tree and library table lights then stepped down into the glassed-in study that reflected lights of eight different scenes.  I sat down in the chair where I do my devotions and just basked in the warmth and beauty of all the beautiful light.

After a few minutes I reflected upon how every day you light our way in life.  One here, another there, you guide us along our way.  In so doing you whisper to us saying we are never alone.  Your light is always with us.  Sometimes it is bright and vast; other times it is but a tiny sliver, but always it shines with us, not always on us but with us which is even better.  We are reminded that the light always shines in the darkness, even the deepest darkness.

It is easy to forget the light when troubles come.  But hope means remembering the light even when we may not easily see it.  This morning, I was awash in and by the light and it was glorious!

Let your 

light shine,

Majestic God,

all over

the world.

May every person

find the light.

Open our eyes

to your 

healing light,

your forgiving light,

your compassionate light,

your renewing light,

your guiding light,

your friendly light,

your saving light, 

your inspiring light

and your

divine light,

we pray.

Yours, Andrea