Village Light

I was listening to K-Love on the drive home, when the radio personality mentioned a village in Norway that sits in a valley between two huge mountains. The village is so low, that 5-6 months out of the year it doesn’t get any sunlight, because the mountains block the light. Finally last year, 3 huge mirrors were placed on one mountainside, in order to reflect the sun and provide the village with some light. The radio host when on to mention how gloomy that village and its residents must have been for all those years, during the months it didn’t receive sunlight. And the difference the villagers must feel, now that there is constant light coming into their village.

The same thing happens to those who have been living in (figurative) darkness due to abuse, gang involvement, addiction and other negative behaviors. Their lives are gloomy, until light comes in and shines hope on them. That light may be a stranger, family member, job opportunity or simply a life-changing experience. You may be that light or have gone through the experience. Wherever you fall on the spectrum, you know that nothing is better than being in a well-lit place.

As you go through this day and onward, may the Light of Peace shine on you. As that Light shines, I hope you can serve as a mirror, allowing it to shine on the life of another.

Bon Sabbat. Shabbat Shalom. Happy Sabbath. Feliz Sabado.