This Little Light of Mine

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On our recent trip to Aurora, IL, we noticed something strange looking in the distance. As we approached Lexington, there was a long line of blinking red lights.  At first, we thought it could be an airport. But as we got closer, we noticed that there were no other colored lights, only red, and they spanned both sides of the interstate so there were far too many of them to be an airstrip. We started googling what the odd sight may be. Apparently, many others had also been intrigued because there were LOTS of speculations of what they were. I'm sure anyone that travels a lot would have known immediately, but we had to do a little more internet searching to find out that what we were seeing was a massive wind farm.  

As we later passed by more fields of them, I was reminded of my very young years in Sunday School when my teacher, Brenda Dickey, taught me the song, This Little Light of Mine. We attended a small church that didn't have many children. Sometimes it would be just she and I singing as we would hold up our finger with our hand cupped over it and then take it away as we sang... Hide it under a bushel, No!  I'm going to let it shine.*  

I thought about how we could see those windmill lights from miles away. Although we had no idea what they were, we were determined to find out.  Our lives should be the same way.  People should be able to see our light and want to know what it's all about.  When they ask... we need to be prepared to tell them. 

You are the light of the world.  A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.  Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.  -Mathew 5:14-16 

*This Little Light of Mine, Harry Dixon Loes, 1920s 







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