REFLECTING THE LIGHT

d365.org  PRESENCE OF GOD   (Daniel Ingram)
The illumination that comes from a light's source is important. We are dependent on these sources; we could not see without them. But illumination that comes from reflected light is also important.  If we are aware of it at all, we hardly notice the difference between one or the other, but we are, actually, dependent on both kinds of light.  The light of the world, we sing, is Jesus. But those of us who follow him also reflect his light. The world is illuminated by each - the source and its reflection.


TUESDAY, February 12  "Face to Face"
2 Corinthians 3:16-18  (The Message)
Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.

Spirit God,

Shine on me!

Let of the glory of God-Light

Saturate my soul, my very being,

So I am free to reflect your glory.

Free from self consciousness;

Unburdened from concern over public opinion;

Released from regulations that separate.
May I be an unfettered mirror of God-Light,

Bursting forth with God-Love. 

Living God,

Meet me face to face,

That God-Light will shine through me

And brighten our world.


d365.org  BENEDICTION  (Daniel Ingram)
Radiant God, shine your extraordinary light on my ordinary days so that my whole life can be a reflection of your love. Amen.

MONDAY, February 11  "God-Light"
Exodus 34:29-30, 33  (The Message)
"When Moses came down from Mount Sinai carrying the two Tablets of The Testimony, he didn’t know that the skin of his face glowed because he had been speaking with God. Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, saw his radiant face, and held back, afraid to get close to him. .....  When Moses finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face..."



We reflect how we live. 
We become that which surrounds us. 
We mirror that which fills our lives.
What kind of light are we reflecting?
What do others see in our mirror?
Quality time with God
Puts a radiance to our face.
Living God allows us to mirror God. 
Serving God reflects God-Light. 
Just ask Moses.  
He had to wear a veil -
The brilliance was so dazzling.
Does my God-love 
Blind others with God-light?   
Is the God-Light reflecting from me so bright 
That others must put on their sunglasses?  

Snow crystals - I wanted a star filter!

Addendum:  Rick and I went snowshoeing today up at Anthony Lakes Ski Area.  The ski slopes were closed, there wasn't another person to be seen, the skies were gloriously filled with sunshine, creating sparkling crystals of light reflection on the powder snow.  It was utterly amazing ..... God-Light everywhere.  I kept thinking of this morning's scripture, and Moses with his glowing face; Moses having to veil his face to protect the people from the brilliance of God-Light.  We climbed up to the top of the ski slopes and then continued up to the end of the snowcat trail toward Lakes Lookout.  The views were indescribable.   I thought....I am wearing my sunglasses to protect my eyes from all this God-Light!  For God truly was surrounding us......Today was a Spiritual Snowshoe, no doubt about it.  I tried to color in my God-Light figure in the scribble with dazzling snow, but.....

SUNDAY, February 10   "Transfiguration Light"
Luke 9:28-31 (Common English Bible)
"...[Jesus] took Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes flashed white like lightning.  Two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him.  They were clothed with heavenly splendor and spoke about Jesus’ departure, which he would achieve in Jerusalem."

     We live much of our life in the ordinary.  Work, routine, obligations.  But every so often, we catch a glimpse of our extraordinary God, and the glory, the brilliance, dazzles us.  This was such a moment, perhaps, for the disciples who accompanied Jesus to the mountaintop.  They had walked side by side with this preacher for months, listening, learning, but still they were amazed by the transfiguration.  
     God's light shines in our world.  Do we spend too much time going through the motions of life, that we forget to LIVE -   to see God, to reflect God's light?  The light is present in the ordinary.   God is present.  Christ is present.  What are we doing to magnify God's light, to reflect it to others?   How are we living so that we capture daily the moments of transfiguration that happen?   

d365.org  BENEDICTION  (Daniel Ingram)
Radiant God, shine your extraordinary light on my ordinary days so that my whole life can be a reflection of your love. Amen.