You find the power of our Father in the most unlikely places. A few come to mind, such as in the morning sky, in another’s heart, in kindness, in grief, and in joy. This morning, God’s might was evident in a crosswalk. Embedded in the concrete were the outlines—the fossils if you will—of two fallen leaves.
A dying fragment of this world forever etched in cold, hard, unyielding concrete.
Unyielding? Perhaps not.
Christ calls us to “make an impression” but not, as He noted, the hypocrites do—quite loudly and in public for all to see and hear. (See Matthew 6:2). Rather, he calls us to “make an impression” by the silence of our breathing in and breathing out. The essence of our lives is to seek opportunities to help others. Quietly—as quietly as a leaf landing on still-pliable concrete.
We are called to serve others; even though where we may be called is cold and unyielding.
Make an impression.
Before God, the Father, Christ, His Son, and the Spirit formed the Heavens and the earth, there was darkness. Nothing but darkness. The first creation—light—pierced the darkness.
Light makes quite an impression. Light is life, it is breathing in and breathing out. Light is quiet; each sunrise a silent, unyielding persuasion that overcomes darkness.
We are the light. Others see Christ in us through our actions rather than our noise; through our love rather than our grandeur.
We are the light.
Make an impression.
A dying fragment of this world forever etched in cold, hard, unyielding concrete.
Unyielding? Perhaps not.
Christ calls us to “make an impression” but not, as He noted, the hypocrites do—quite loudly and in public for all to see and hear. (See Matthew 6:2). Rather, he calls us to “make an impression” by the silence of our breathing in and breathing out. The essence of our lives is to seek opportunities to help others. Quietly—as quietly as a leaf landing on still-pliable concrete.
We are called to serve others; even though where we may be called is cold and unyielding.
Make an impression.
Before God, the Father, Christ, His Son, and the Spirit formed the Heavens and the earth, there was darkness. Nothing but darkness. The first creation—light—pierced the darkness.
Light makes quite an impression. Light is life, it is breathing in and breathing out. Light is quiet; each sunrise a silent, unyielding persuasion that overcomes darkness.
We are the light. Others see Christ in us through our actions rather than our noise; through our love rather than our grandeur.
We are the light.
Make an impression.
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