Glowing…

I am blessed. Even when I think I am having difficulties or at my wits end, it is usually something that is, in fact, a blessing; a pile of dirty clothes, a messy house, a car that needs new tires, running low on groceries, dealing with healthy children and grandchildren, helping an aging parent. All these messy details are really blessings! But I wonder…am I glowing? With all these blessings, is the Light of the World glowing through me, or am I caught up in the messiness of the details with the dimmer switch on.

I was able to meet the LDP student that I sponsor, on the same day that I sponsored him, in the country where he lives. A blessing, I know! He is studying pharmacology in a country that desperately needs medicines and remedies for the many challenges in disease control. I had selected him just hours before meeting him. The word that best describes him is “glowing.” Everything about him is on fire: His heart for the world, his love for the LORD, his enthusiasm for his studies, and his dedication to friends, family and his church. I am among the very lucky recipients of his glowing love. His letters are beautiful. I can feel his heart…hear his words. Glowing!

Today, I made a birthday card and sent it to him. He will be 21 soon. I decided to look back at his Compassion paperwork and read each of his beautiful letters. With a childhood that would make you think of anything but blessings, here I am all welled-up, wiping away tears of joy and thinking how blessed I am to have him in my life. It takes my breath away. I thought I had all the love and family anyone could possibly ask for, but I can’t imagine the hole there must have been before God brought him into my life. He writes “Hi mom! Is everything all right? I hope so!” I wipe a tear and continue, “Pray for me to neither miss nor corrupt what God has ready for me.” Kleenex time. I may not be glowing, but he certainly is!

If you’re blessed and know it, consider sponsoring an LDP student…in fact, jump at the opportunity! It’s an investment that won’t depreciate or disappoint. It is an investment in the church of tomorrow. Keep it glowing!

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