Beam Brightly
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Eric Wogen.
The colorful banner, standing ever so stately at the front of the church, posed a penetrating question, a question we should all take time to ponder. It asked this, “ Is your light under a bushel?”
Reflect upon that for a moment. Is your light under a bushel? Are you freely, fully sharing all that God has entrusted to you in ways that light up the lives of others?
How much fuller and brighter our lives and the lives of others become when we let our lights shine! A light under a bushel is never seen, seldom appreciated, and soon burns out. What a waste. Don’t let that happen to you, please.
Remove any bushels that may be concealing your light. The glow will be staggering when we beam to a needy world the life-changing light God has so abundantly shared with us in Christ, a light like no other. The transformation of dark places and dreary lives will be dramatic.
Hopefully, each of us will be bright spots this day and every day, as we do our best to live out the following words from that beloved song many of us learned as children:
This little light of mine,
I’m going to let it shine,
let it shine, let it shine.
Let us pray. Lord God, in a world where darkness is never in short supply, energize us to let our light shine, to be like brilliant laser beams that offer unending light and love to those dealing with tough times and dismal circumstances. Re-charge us so we might charge up those around us. In the name of the light of the world, we pray. Amen.
Daily Message Author: Eric Wogen
Pastor Eric Wogen was born in Chicago, Illinois, and claims mid-western roots, even though he lived in many different places while growing up due to his father’s employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad. A graduate of Radnor High School in suburban Philadelphia, he received an AB in History from Gettysburg College and a MDiv degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. His first call was to a wonderfully affirming congregation in Sellersville, PA, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ridge Valley, where he joyfully served until being called as Assistant to the Bishop of the Southeastern Synod (LCA). He returned to parish ministry in 1979 when he was called to serve St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover, PA. After more than twenty years at St. Matthew, he was called by St. Armand’s Key Lutheran Church in Sarasota, Florida to be its pastor and served there until his retirement in 2008. Full Bio
