By Cindy Laprade Lattimer
Do you know about Earth shine?
So if you look you can see this crescent moon. It shows up because the moon is reflecting the sun. But if you look closely, you can also see the rest of the moon right? The full circle shows up faintly.
Well the light that illuminates the rest of the moon so that sometimes we can see the whole thing – where do you think that light is reflecting from? The Earth!
That’s earth shine! We think a lot about the ways the moon reflects the sun’s light. But the earth ALSO reflects the sun’s light. Which is pretty awesome!
And it is a good reminder to us as we reflect God’s light. We aren’t the only ones doing it.
God’s light gets reflected in lots of surprising places. And that doesn’t diminish your light. But instead adds to the beauty of the whole. It all works together to enhance the wondrous work of God. Kinda like earth shine.
As you leave worship this morning, you will be invited to take a small mirror. They will be handed out in the breezeways. Please handle them with care. They are fragile. May the mirror remind you to reflect the light of Christ always.
Head into your small groups trusting that if there is room for both the moon AND the earth to reflect, to shine…then there is room for each of us to as well.