I look in the mirror and see a body that is mortal. My hair is graying, there are wrinkles forming around my eyes. I know my body as I know it now is not forever. But within, there is a light, a spirit, a "treasure" as Paul says, that reveals not me, but the one who made me. Each of us have a spark inside that can light up our worlds. Do not hide it. Do not douse it. Do not let it grow dim. But let it shine so that others might see not you, but the one who made you... who made us all. You are a vessel... a clay jar... that is frail and temporary... but the treasure inside is eternal. Be generous with what you have in who you are.
Readings: Job 34:1-36:33; 2 Corinthians 4:1-12; Psalm 44:1-8; Proverbs 22:10-12
