Week One - Day Three

Did you know that the most requested song of our Sunbeams children is "This Little Light of Mine"? Whenever we ask the children what song they want next, it is almost always a shout of "This Little Light of Mine." The children love this song, and their favorite verse is: “Hide it under a bushel? NO!” The pure joy on the faces of our youngest church members as they shout "NO" while letting their light shine with worship reminds me every time that we can have hope in any darkness. That’s immediately what comes to my mind when I read John 1:5 - “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

My own children and the preschoolers in our church remind me often that the light of Jesus shines bright every day no matter how dark it may feel. As a child, I loved driving around in the car to look at Christmas lights. I was always fascinated by their glow and how beautiful they were on the cold dark nights. Houses that looked plain during the day were transformed at night. I love that Jesus is our bright light. The darkness does not overcome Jesus, He shines just as brightly for all to see. This is our Christmas hope.

*Gina is the coordinator of Sunbeams, Chapelgate Church’s preschool ministry.