Glow

We had the most beautiful time with the boys last Friday night. As we talked about the Easter season, Jeff handed out these glow-in-the-dark Christ stars that came with a tag that read, “The Star His Birth, The Cross His Death, The Cross in the Star, His Resurrection.” The boys held them up to a light and then when the lights were turned off, everyone oohhhhhed and ahhhed at their bright stars. They were giddy because they had never seen anything like it. As the boys held out their glowing stars, our song echoed through the dark concrete room,
“Light of the World, You stepped down into darkness, opened my eyes, let me see. Beauty that made this heart adore You, Hope of a life spent with You. So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down, here I am to say that You’re my God, You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me.”
Now when we go to tuck the boys in at night, there are several beds with a glow beside them. The other night, Amanda and I pulled back the blanket to see Abdulla’s face and say goodnight. What we found was Abdulla with his eyes closed, and his tiny hand clutching his glowing Christ star. During this Easter Season and always, may we cling to Jesus and hold tight to the cross.