A friend shared a quote this week. It moved me so much I tracked it down, to Kent Nerburn in his book, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.”
It seemed a fitting way to celebrate this season of light.
“We are not saints, we are not heroes.
Our lives are lived in the quiet corners of the ordinary.
We build tiny hearth fires, sometimes barely strong enough to give off warmth.
But to the person lost in the darkness, our tiny flame may be the road to safety, the path to salvation.
It is not given us to know who is lost in the darkness that surrounds us or even if our light is seen.
We can only know that against even the smallest of lights, darkness cannot stand.
A sailor lost at sea can be guided home by a single candle.
A person lost in a wood can be led to safety by a flickering flame.
It is not an issue of quality or intensity or purity.
It is simply an issue of the presence of light”
Let your light shine, whatever holiday you celebrate. I feel and appreciate your presence!
Wishing you light, abundant joy, and peace — I’ll see you in the New Year.
