“Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” Maya Angelou

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER©

As 2025 begins to fade into oblivion, it’s time to recharge our batteries and get our light shining once again. Light is something we can’t survive without. It is essential to our well-being and survival. As the days begin to grow longer again, our inner brightness will begin to come through. This has been quite a year of ups and downs for all of us. The world is still fighting wars, rumors of wars, hatred, equality and a whole plethora of seemingly hopeless issues. When we put our focus on God, our problems won’t go away, but they will become bearable. His righteous hand will lead us on the right path. He will never let us go. He never changes. He is the Creator of all things and has a plan for each and every one of them – including us.

How do you harness the sun and capture the magnificence of its light?

Some have tried to manage the physical light that encompasses them,

Some struggle to bring illumination back into their lives by setting goals & dreaming dreams,

Some never find it,

Some are filled to the brim with it,

Some will continue to spend their lives searching for it,

God is the source,

He created light from darkness – it was His first creation,

Separating the night from day – setting time into place,

He controls the sun, the moon and stars,

He lights the world with His radiance,

When the world seems so ugly and dark,

When it seems that nothing will ever be bright again,

When the darkness of sin has penetrated every aspect of our daily living,

Turn to the Creator,

His light shines brightly through His Word,

When we let Him, He shines through us,

Leading others to the flame of His truth,

Let your light shine.

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR ANOTHER DAY – FOR BRINGING THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD INTO IT. HELP US TO SHINE BRIGHTLY IN THIS PLACE OF DARKNESS. ALWAYS POINTING THE WAY TO YOU!