Shining Through
“Let your light so shine before men,
that they see your good works
and glorify your father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16
A little girl was among a group of people being given a guided tour through a great cathedral. As the guide explained the various parts of the structure-the altar, the choir, the screen, and the nave- the little girl’s attention was intently focused on a stained glass window.
For a long time she silently pondered the window. Looking up at the various figures, her face was bathed in a rainbow of color as the afternoon sun poured into the transept of the huge cathedral.
As the group was about to move on, she gathered enough courage to ask the tour conductor a question. “Who are those people in that pretty window?”
“Those are the saints,” the guide replied.
That night, as the little girl was preparing for bed, she told her mother proudly: “I know who the saints are.”
“Oh?” replied the mother. “And just who are the saints?”
Without a moment’s hesitation the little girl replied: “They are the people who let the light shine through!”
As you look back over your day, did you let God’s light shine through? Sometimes we pass these opportunities by, saying, “ It will just take too much out of me.” but the Bible lets us know that everything we give will come back to us- multiplied. (See Luke 6:38)
Remember, the light of your life gives those around you a glimpse of Jesus, the Source of eternal and constant light. As you let your light shine, it will grow brighter!
Should first my lamp spread light and
purest rays bestow The oil must then
from you, my dearest Jesus, flow.
The question for today is:
I can let God’s Light shine through me by?
Taken out of the book
“Quiet Moments with God for Women.
