{"id":11981,"date":"2020-03-03T05:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T11:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=11981"},"modified":"2020-03-03T05:59:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T11:59:47","slug":"be-an-ever-ready-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=11981","title":{"rendered":"Be an Ever-Ready Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s Thursday morning and I\u2019m at my volunteer post in Radiology at Children\u2019s Hospital. It\u2019s a good day. The \u201clittle\u201d patients are tolerating their pain until their x-ray is over with. I say to the younger ones \u201cLet\u2019s go get your picture taken. Be sure to smile really big!\u201d To the school age kids, I say \u201cReady to go to Star Wars\u2019 Launch Station?\u201d That\u2019s what I think of when I go into the room. This humongous arm of white steel with the grand camera ready to take off! Not to mention the 3-D X-Ray technology in another area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I go back to my station and enters the \u201cEVER-READY bright light\u201d of Raz (aka Erasmo) \u2013 from our Engineering Department. He\u2019s a bright light because he\u2019s always beaming from ear to ear with a smile that brightens everyone\u2019s day. He has his ear plugs in, as usual, but takes one out to visit with me. I say, \u201cSo are you listening to Christmas music?\u201d He shows me his phone \u2013 it\u2019s playing Johnny Matthis\u2019 \u201cSleigh Ride\u201d. A mom in the waiting room hears us talking and says, \u201cI love Christmas music, too\u201d and one of our cast technicians comes out of her room declaring her love for Christmas music, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maybe you\u2019re thinking these folks are in denial that Christmas is over. Oh, no \u2013 that\u2019s not the case. Raz listens to Christmas music all year round. He says it\u2019s always a happy day when he\u2019s listening to Christmas music. Something else Raz and I have in common is we speak the same language. We talk about the goodness of God and how grateful we are to have Him in our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember an old song written in 1913 by Ina Ogdon. Here I go again \u2013 referencing another song. These were the words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrighten the corner where you are!
\nBrighten the corner where you are!
\nSomeone far from harbor “you” may guide across the bar;
\nBrighten the corner where you are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do,
\nDo not wait to shed your light afar,
\nTo the many duties ever near you now be true,
\nBrighten the corner where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point of that old song is to be a light that brightens someone\u2019s day and even might brighten their life with love, hope and joy that saves them from giving up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes we hear people say: \u201cI\u2019m not good enough.\u201d \u201cWhat difference can one person make?\u201d The funny thing is, I\u2019ve been in the dark when there was an electrical storm and I couldn\u2019t find the lighter to light my candles without my Eveready flashlight. We all can be that Eveready flashlight to those around us who can\u2019t find their way. We ARE qualified to be LIGHT-bearers. There is so much darkness in this world \u2013 that when a HIGH BEAMER, like Raz, enters the room \u2013 darkness flees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the Gospel truth: We each have a unique mission which God has prepared for each one of us. Maybe the mission is to share God\u2019s good news in not just our talk \u2013 but our walk (St. Francis said \u201cPreach the Gospel and all times and sometimes use words). Or maybe it\u2019s to help one little child get a drink of water. And perhaps, that child will grow up and be that one that will change the world by their EVER-READY light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re tempted to sell yourself short, remember what Jesus said in Matthew 5:14. \u201cYOU are the light of the world. People do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. The purpose of any light is to shine in the darkness. Even the tiniest light can pierce through the darkest darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank you for choosing us to serve you. Let us be instruments in your hand so that we brighten the corner where we are and impact our neighbors\u2019 lives for your glory. In Jesus\u2019 name, amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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