We are not saints; we are not
heroes. Our lives are lived in the quiet
corners of the ordinary. We
build tiny hearth fires, sometimes barely strong
enough to give off warmth. But
to the person lost in the darkness, our tiny
flame may be the road to safety,
the path to salvation.
It is not given to us to know
who is lost in the darkness that surrounds us
or even if our light is seen. We
can only know that against even the
smallest of lights, darkness
cannot stand. A sailor lost at sea can be
guided home by a single candle.
A person lost in a wood can be led to safety
by a flickering flame. It is not
an issue of quality or intensity or purity.
It is simply an issue of the
presence of light.
Kent Nerburn
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
~It is easy to forget that you may be the light for
someone else.
Be A Light.
