We All Need a Little Light

There’s an old apocryphal story about a boy named John who entered his first science fair in second grade. His Mom had a green thumb, so they decided to experiment with the growth of plants. They took two small green plants and placed one on a sunny windowsill and the other in a cardboard box. After a couple of weeks, John noticed that the one on the windowsill had grown a couple of inches and had vibrant green leaves. The other in the box had actually grown a bit, but it had lost all of its green color, becoming almost white and its leaves were drooping. Thinking that the plant might die, John cut a hole in one side of the box. He set the box, with the plant inside, by the windowsill with the hole facing toward the incoming light. 

Of course, we can all imagine exactly what happened. Over the next couple of weeks, the plant began to grow out through the hole. A few weeks later, it even blossomed! 

The truth is, we all need light in our lives. 

Jesus once said, “I am the light of the world.”

It’s worth considering: where do you find Jesus’ light shining most brightly? Are there certain people who radiate that light? Is it through time volunteering, time at church, moments of quiet, or moments of action? It is worth paying attention to those spaces and people where Jesus’ light shines brightly. And may you carve out time to sit in that light so that you might grow and even blossom. 

Let us pray: Loving God, we thank you for the way your light shines even into the darkest times in our lives. We thank you for the people we know and love who reflect the light of Christ. It is in his name we pray. Amen.