THE LIGHT MUST SHINE
On the coast of Normandy, a lighthouse keeper lived with his two children in a lighthouse. One day, the lighthouse keeper went to the shore for provisions. While he was gone, a storm arose. He was unable to return to the lighthouse.
The time for lighting the lamp came. Mary said to her little brother, “We must light the lamp, Billy.” The two children climbed the long, narrow stairs to the tower where the lamp was kept. Mary pulied up a chair and tried to reach the lamp in the great reflector, but it was too high for her to reach. She went down the stairs and came back with a small lamp in her hand. “I will hold this up,” she said, “so the sailors can see a light.” Again, she climbed on to the chair, but the reflector was too high to catch the light.
“Get down,” said Billy, “I know what to do.” Mary jumped down, and Billy got on to the chair. “Stand on top of me,” he said. Mary stood on the little fellow, and then she raised the little lamp high. The reflector caught its light, and the light shone far out across the water. She held the lamp first with one hand, and then with the other to rest her arms. Then she said to her brother, “Does it hurt you, Billy?” “Of course it hurts, he said, “but we must keep the light burning!”
Is the light of God’s Word and love in our heart, and is it shining forth in this dark world, even when it hurts?
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Bekijk de hele uitgave van zondag 1 maart 1964
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Bekijk de hele uitgave van zondag 1 maart 1964
The Banner of Truth | 8 Pagina's