Sunshine

. . . The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes, depend upon it.” –Charles Dickins

 

“The Lord God is a sun…” Psalm 84:11

Glow

“There are two kinds of glows: the one that illuminates and the glare that obscures.”  –James Thurber

“Cherubs Rose” by Yoram Raanan

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life!” Proverbs 3:5-12 

Tranquillity of Evening

The beauty of the morning and the radiancy of noon are good, but it would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned out the light in order to shut out the tranquillity of the evening. –William Somerset Maugham

Cherubs by Yoram Raanan

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:5

Illumination to the Soul

“History is not burdensome but an illumination to the soul.” –John Emereich Edward Dalberg

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews13:8

Emerge into the Light

“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” -Helen Keller

 

Psalm 18:28
“You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”

Deep Shadow

“Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Autumn in Bavaria, by Wassily Kandinsky

“Every good action and every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting shadows.” James 1:17

The Edge of All Light

“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly” –Patrick Overton

“Conversation” by Yoram Raanan

    ”Arise, shine; for your light has come,
         And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you” (Isaiah 60:1). 

Lamp on a Stand

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”  – Albert Schweitzer

Menorah by Yoram Raanan

“You are the light of the world–like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” –Matthew 5:14-16

Dazzle Gradually

Tell All the Truth

By Emily Dickinson

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant—
Success in Cirrcuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightening to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind—

“Jerusalem, Starry Night” by Yoram Raanan 

If You Could See God…

“Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul.” –Pythogoras, Greek philosopher

“Large Waterfall” by Yoram Raanan

“This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. ” I John 1:5

“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. ” John 14:6