I am grateful for my Job

[chuckquinley]

One of my favorite ceremonies as a shepherd has always been at Christmas when the body gathers and we turn out all the lights in the large building. Total blackness for a few minutes. Then, the hiss of a match and one candle is lit. It is amazing the powerful light of even one birthday-sized candle in a really dark room. Then that candle lights another and within two minutes the whole place is bathed in warm, orange light. I am deeply grateful for the work I have been called to do. For the past 25 years or so, Sherry and I have had the privilege of being candle lighters. We get to go light candles in dark places. In rice fields, in cities, in hidden homes and on large stages we have been called to bring the light that we received and pass it on to others. However large the group and in whatever unique setting, the essential work is still the same–pass on the light that we have received to those who live in darkness. No long classes. Just light the candle. In the darkness you can have things explained over and over with no comprehension, but once you get to “see” things you just get it.