It is light.” ― Simone Weiiīe the Light Quotes Light Quotes - Photo by Myriams-Fotos from Pixabay A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
There’s no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars.” ― Carrie Hope FletcherĨ. “It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.” – Eleanor Rooseveltħ. “When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates and the singing birds come from nowhere.” ― Amit RayĦ. “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” – Madeline L’Engleĥ. There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. “Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.” ― J.R.R. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― PlatoĢ.
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Also, you can find your way to a life full of contentment, peace, joy, love, and prosperity.ġ. Here are some inspiring light quotes to help you recognize the light within yourself. It appears every Friday on the Juneau Empire’s Faith page.Light Quotes - Photo by Larisa Koshkina from Pixabay “ Living & Growing” is a weekly column written by different authors and submitted by local clergy and spiritual leaders. She writes to honor her husband, Pastor Larry Rorem’s legacy of love, compassion and understanding for all humankind, especially the most vulnerable. Laura Rorem is a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church.Let us bring the Light of Christ into the world! May the candlelight and singing of Christmas Eve lift our hearts into a new place of peace, hope and love and illuminate over darkness. May we find comfort that Christmas is a promise of transformation and hope. God comforts those who mourn during times of celebration and reminds us that Jesus, who was born in a wooden cradle, and died on a wooden cross, gives us hope in the resurrection that nothing will separate us from the love of God. The greatest gift you can give to someone in pain this season is to bring comfort and sensitivity to what grief is like during the holidays to those who mourn. They are affected by loss of one kind or another: the pandemic, hunger, racism, homelessness, divorce, oppression, violence, hate, etc. While many rejoice and sing, many suffer silently in pain. We will go to Christmas Eve candlelight service. I am grateful that Christmas is at my daughter’s, and my grandson has taken over grandpa’s rice pudding. Traditions and events that added so much joy and meaning in the past have been replaced with painful reminders that Larry will not be here to share it with us. I was numb with shock on Christmas Eve! This year, the numbness has moved to reality and I feel disconnected from the joy of Christmas. Then unexpectedly, two days before Christmas last year, Larry died. Many of these traditions continued after retirement. As we sang “Silent Night,” somehow, the live flame lifted our hearts to a new place of peace, hope and love and illuminated over darkness!Īs a clergy family we lived far from home and extended family, which required us to establish our own holiday traditions: Each Christmas Eve Service, I served as Larry’s assistant and our kids as acolytes so we could sit together as a family Larry’s Norwegian Rice Pudding Driving around to look at Christmas displays of lights between services Intertwining the unique traditions of each congregation he served with our own. When it was time for the candle lighting, people waited with anticipation for Pastor Larry to light his candle from the Christ Candle, and pass the live flame onto each individual candle that spread the light through the darkness. Christmas Eve Candlelight worship has been a joyful celebration for our family through the years.
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