{"id":18458,"date":"2026-06-25T18:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=18458"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:17:56","slug":"reflection-of-the-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/reflection-of-the-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection of the Son"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"When we surrender our hearts to Christ each day, His light turns ordinary acts of kindness into reflections of His grace.\" \u2013 Sandi<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God\u2019s glory displayed in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us\" 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 NIV. (This would be a great scripture to do Verse Mapping. If you are not sure what that is, message me. You will be glad you did!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I Should Mention This...<\/h2>\n

Before we dig into what is on my heart today about \"light,\" I want to point out something in the photo. Underneath the window, on the shelf that stretches across the entire stairway opening, I have family photos that I see each time I go up and down the stairs. It might look too cluttered and busy to some, but to me, it brings joy each time I see the faces of the ones I love so very much. That's not clutter. That's pure joy.<\/p>\n

The Window of Our Life<\/h2>\n

There is a window in our stairwell that was strategically placed to flood the staircase and hallway with sunlight. Each time I go down the stairs, I pause to look through it at the gardens and pasture in the distance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to keep the window clean; it takes a ladder to reach both the inside and the outside. We get busy and don\u2019t clean it as often as we should, and it shows. (There is even an impression left from a bird that once struck it.) But when it is clean, the window sparkles when sunlight hits it just right.<\/span><\/p>\n

The window does not create light; it simply allows light to pass through.\u00a0That is an example of the calling on our lives. We are not called to be perfect. There is only One who is perfect. But we are called to be authentic believers whose lives reveal Christ.<\/p>\n

What does that look like to family, friends, or the strangers we meet? It could be a smile or kind words to the stranger we meet in the grocery store. A forgiving spirit to someone who has caused harm. A listening ear for someone who is hurting.<\/p>\n

It could also mean failing, getting dirty, but allowing Jesus to cleanse us (thankful for grace) so He shines through.<\/p>\n

Those simple acts become reflections of Jesus and the closer we stay to Him, the brighter He (the light of the world) shines through us.<\/p>\n

When others look through the window of our lives, what do they see? Do they catch a glimpse of Jesus?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"A clean window draws little attention to itself; it simply makes the light impossible to miss.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pause and Reflect<\/h2>\n