"You are like a light for the whole world. No one
lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead he puts it on the lampstand, where it
gives light for everyone in the house." "You can’t be a beacon if your
light don’t shine." "This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it
shine." "They’ll know we are Christians by our Love."
Oh how music speaks to us! May our actions be a direct indication or illumination of
our Father. I’m reminded of another song, "May the Christ in Me Greet the Christ
in You."
One morning last spring I was driving over to the West Side of town in search of a
meeting at a Rehab Hospital. I started out with sufficient time, but to my dismay the
streets were not laid out like a graph, so that I would easily drive in front of this
facility as I drove down the main street. Instead, the streets seemed to have no pattern,
and I drove aimlessly trying to find the way. After I passed the same Quik Trip three
times, I decided to go in and ask for directions. The courteous clerk explained verbally
how to get to my destination and accommodated me when I asked him to write them down for
me.
His clear, concise directions got me to the Rehab Hospital with ease.
After this ordeal I thought, wouldn’t it be nice if our church, and we as
Christians, were like that Quik Trip: a beacon providing directions and guidance to the
correct path to take toward a life with our Father.
