See what shines...

Once again I am struck by the perfect timing of our God and the ways He chooses to confirm His words.

As I sat in the stillness before sunrise, journal in hand, He spoke:

Prepare for My coming

not merely with lights on a tree

but by allowing My light

to thrive in your heart

white hot

that others are warmed

by the intensity of its heat

Let testimonies of My faithfulness

be the ornaments you bear

and may all that glitters

glorify My name

A bit later, I read through my emails to fund this in an advent devotional from Bible Gateway:

We ask you, almighty God, let our souls enjoy this their desire, 

to be enkindled by your Spirit, that being filled as lamps by your divine gift, 

we may shine like burning lights 

before the presence of your Son Christ at his coming; 

through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

--The Gelasian Sacramentary

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