Let Your Light Shine

"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."  -Matthew 5:16

Writing a daily devotional on living thanksgiving has been a daily exercise in showing up and trusting I'd find the right combination of scripture, photograph, and words to put on the page.  It has also shown me the power of God's word and how writing a response to it unlocks its power.  Many a day I needed to hear the truth I uncovered while writing.  The photographs often served as a visual aid for me in getting at that truth.  More than anything, though, the year showed me just how important living thanksgiving is to letting "my light shine before men."

As I write this early in the morning on the last day of 2017 I have no idea how I will use Another Perfect Day 365 in 2018.   I would like to encourage you, though, to start a journal of your own in which you write down what you are grateful for.  Even better, use a devotional like Our Daily Bread, or any of the thousands that are out there, to write your own response to scripture.  Or use a photograph as a prompt.  Or just look out your window, or wherever you happen to be, and write a response to what you see.  We have much to praise God for and in doing so we are blessed even more.  Letting your light shine in the darkness not only lights the way for others, but for yourself!

I'd love to hear what you have to say.  Feel free to post it here!

May 2018 bring you memorable moments of Truth and Light and Love and Joy!