Tuesday, January 4, 2000
Tuesday, January 4, 2000
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body.
One day many years earlier, this woman's husband confronted her about her constant complaining.
When the woman protested, her husband pulled out a tape recorder on which he had secretly been
taping their conversations. As the woman listened to herself on the tape, she began to cry. Was
that really how she sounded? Right then and there, she prayed that God would show her who he
wanted her to be.
A week later, this woman remembered an article she had read about an organization called "The
Christophers." Their motto had made a deep impression on her: "It is better to light one candle
than to curse the darkness." The woman realized that she had been living in darkness for too long.
She began an intensive Bible study focusing on any verse that mentioned light. A new and
deepened faith, along with some counseling from their minister, completed the woman's
transformation. Her attitude was permanently changed.
Will you allow God's light to shine through your positive attitude?
(Proverbs 15:30
NRSV)
Author Nell Mohney tells about a friend of hers who is consistently upbeat. This woman's outlook
was contagiously. But when Nell complimented her friend, the woman confessed that she had not
always been like that.
God of peace, touch me and heal me, so that I will be a candle. Amen.
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