This Little Light of Mine...

Dealing with a lot of issues surrounding and reminding me of mortality lately, causes me to pause to think about my own.  It’s another birthday for me and besides having enough breath to blow our all those birthday candles, I thank all those who have shared with me good wishes and good humor about our respective survival stories. It has been fun, hasn’t it?

But life isn’t just about breathing in and out.  It’s the quantity of the air expired, the quality of speech that my words convey, the hope found in that message, and the prayer for good health brought about by another good night sleep and promise of another tomorrow with loved ones and those seeking to be loved.

This little light of mine still glows, by the grace of God. For what reason I don’t know.  But, what I do know, it has been an undeserved blessing.  Here’s another visual reference to that light, that beacon guiding my steps as they become more uncertain with each passing year.

Happy Birthday to all of us who pass into another trip around the sun, and God’s blessing and grace to those who don’t.