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MONDAY THOUGHT 8/11/08

August 11, 2008 on 11:47 am | By John Ingrisano | In Faith & Forgiveness, Motivational Thoughts | No Comments

Go for the Light

My mother was a powerless person.  She was technically disabled from her mid-thirties until she died at age 62.  She held no position of authority or money and was a threat to no one.  Nonetheless, she was an incredibly active person, both physically and mentally.  Most of all, she conquered and ruled hearts every day with love and an inner strength that was legendary among those who knew her. 
 
Her favorite phrase when a person she knew was struggling with some setback was: “Go for the light.  It’s really the only choice.”  She meant this both as practical advice for living and — in her later years as she became powerfully yet quietly spiritual — as the way to cope and prosper in faith.
 
My point:  At its most basic level life — and the God who gave life to us — gives us two choices each and every day — go for the light or stumble along in the darkness.  Enjoy this day.  It’s a freebie, a gift.  No price.  No cost.  Bursting with light and joy.  God bless. — jri
 
“This is the verdict: Light has come into the
world, but men loved darkness instead of
light because their deeds were evil. 
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and
will not come into the light for fear that his
deeds will be exposed.  But whoever lives
by the truth comes into the light, so that it
may be seen plainly that what he has done
has been done through God.”
        –    Jesus Christ
               (John 3:19-21)