This Little Light of Mine

     "This little light of mine,  I'm gonna let it shine."  I remember as a child singing the song with confidence and enthusiasm.   As I got older I joyed in the little kids singing it in front of anyone.  Catchy tune, good words, simple tune make this song a favorite among youngsters.
     Some people live it and in others the light becomes dimmer.  Some you know the light is there but don't always see it.  I was in a friend's house the other day.  One of the rooms had a lighthouse theme. The walls had pictues of light houses and the shelves had little light house figurines.  It made me wonder why this person was into lighthouses so much.  When I asked her she didn't know.  On the way home it dawned on me.  
     A lighthouse  has its light shining all the time.  During the day we can not see it very well. Humble, they may just appear to be another building standing tall with a certain purpose to stand tall and look unique.  Something which is good in itself.  But where a lighthouse really performs is on the darkest stormiest nights. When no one else is around looking they stand out.  They stand even taller and brighter when ships are in turmoil and look for the bright light in the darkness from miles away.
     Some people are just like that lighthouse.  Day after day, they are their standing with their light mostly unseen.  But when it is their time to shine  they stand out brighter than ever, guiding that ship and marking land's boundaries.   The land they stand on represents to the panicked passengers and crew need most.   On the stormiest of nights it is the boundaries we look for.  What we all want to come home and set foot on solid ground.  The lighthouse shows us which direction to go.
     I met a lady out here who is like a lighthouse, a short person in stature, but who stands tall in her walk of life with her constant light shining toward others.   Let it shine. Let it shine Brenda.  Let it shine.