TRANSFORMING LIGHT

   A few days ago, the sun broke through the fog and transformed my day.  Christmas linens which had languished in the laundry basket went into the washing machine and were soon flapping gaily on the line, their colours aglow with light.

    The cat left her hidey-hole under the bed to loll in a patch of sunlight, arching her belly to the welcome warmth.

     A chickadee perched on the porch rail, pausing from her foraging, to bask for a moment in the unaccustomed heat.
     A sullen ditch became a sparkling stream.

     And hidden in a forgotten patch of garden, a blue blush revealed last summer's lobelia raising its tiny flowers to the light.
     If the sun can unleash such transformation of beauty and joy and comfort on an ordinary day, just think what the Son can do in our lives. 


 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” John 8:12