What is it about lighthouses? Everybody takes pictures of lighthouses it seems. Everyone who is along a coast seems to visit lighthouses. My friend Pete takes care of a lighthouse. He likes it a lot. People visit the little island where he keeps the lighthouse and he talks with them and he makes sure that everything is in good shape. He doesn't stay there but goes out by boat and back home at night. Is it their odd shape that draws people like to windmills? Is it their location overlooking the water and shore that people are drawn to? Is it their history of protection for boats and ships? Most boats today of any size have radar and sonar and GPS navigation. They don't needed a lighthouse to know where they are very much. The rest of the boats probably should not be out there when you would need a lighthouse anyway. What is this fascination with lighthouses? I had two brother-in-laws who collected models of lighthouses, only one survives now. Maybe artists and photographers just wouldn't have enough to do without them. Maybe it is that image of the light that shines in the darkness. Man of us don't like the dark. Many people fear the dark, but the darkness can not overcome the light. Last night I went to Brookgreen Gardens with a friend for the festival of a thousand lights. I didn't count them but I bet there were closer to a million lights. The sculpture and the gardens were terrific in the daylight and the whole facility was magnificent when it got dark and the hundreds and thousands of candles were lit floating in the fountains and lining the walkways. The electric lights in the trees added something as well. It was beautiful. Believe me there was light and the darkness could not overcome it. This year may the light of the world shine in your life and overcome the darkness and fear. May you accept the light of Christ and become a lighthouse in the dark places with some of that mystical magnetism that still draws people to these outposts on the shore. May the light in you become the protector and guider of your life and others. The world is a dark place looking for the light. Let there be light.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Lighthouses
What is it about lighthouses? Everybody takes pictures of lighthouses it seems. Everyone who is along a coast seems to visit lighthouses. My friend Pete takes care of a lighthouse. He likes it a lot. People visit the little island where he keeps the lighthouse and he talks with them and he makes sure that everything is in good shape. He doesn't stay there but goes out by boat and back home at night. Is it their odd shape that draws people like to windmills? Is it their location overlooking the water and shore that people are drawn to? Is it their history of protection for boats and ships? Most boats today of any size have radar and sonar and GPS navigation. They don't needed a lighthouse to know where they are very much. The rest of the boats probably should not be out there when you would need a lighthouse anyway. What is this fascination with lighthouses? I had two brother-in-laws who collected models of lighthouses, only one survives now. Maybe artists and photographers just wouldn't have enough to do without them. Maybe it is that image of the light that shines in the darkness. Man of us don't like the dark. Many people fear the dark, but the darkness can not overcome the light. Last night I went to Brookgreen Gardens with a friend for the festival of a thousand lights. I didn't count them but I bet there were closer to a million lights. The sculpture and the gardens were terrific in the daylight and the whole facility was magnificent when it got dark and the hundreds and thousands of candles were lit floating in the fountains and lining the walkways. The electric lights in the trees added something as well. It was beautiful. Believe me there was light and the darkness could not overcome it. This year may the light of the world shine in your life and overcome the darkness and fear. May you accept the light of Christ and become a lighthouse in the dark places with some of that mystical magnetism that still draws people to these outposts on the shore. May the light in you become the protector and guider of your life and others. The world is a dark place looking for the light. Let there be light.
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