In the Darkness

In the darkness, Lake Washington sparkled. The warm twinkling of kitchens and family rooms glinted off the calm pitch-black waters. All the windows I looked at appeared inviting and cozy as compared to the darkened lake, which looked cold and even sinister as though anything could be hiding in those unsearchable waters. There was so much beauty in the lights because it was dark.
Those lights are us. We shine in the darkness of a hopeless, lost and desperate world. And the light we carry -- Christ -- is so alluring precisely because it is so dark. So do not lose heart -- keep shine.
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. -- Matthew 5:16

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