Light, Hope, and Promise

Here it is, December 21st, the day of the year with the least amount of daylight.

It's a turning point day. From here on, we get a little more daylight each and every day for the next six months.

So I view December 21st as a day of promise. We need a little promise and hope in our lives right now. The unemployed need the promise and hope of a job. People without power and buried beneath feet of snow need the promise and hope of electricity. Members of the military who have been overseas for interminable periods need the promise and hope of being reunited with their families. Homeless people need the promise and hope of a warm meal and a place to eat.

Let's all pray that this December 21st is the start of a long run of promise and hope. Let's make it the start of a new beginning by doing something, however small, that will have a positive impact on another person's day.

Think of it. A single person could add encouragement to the lives of 182 people by the time of the summer equinox. Multiply a single person's efforts by billions and quickly hope and promise would grow into a rushing river of optimism.

Ready to pitch in? Smile at someone tomorrow, buy someone a cup of coffee, help someone dig out from under the snow, give someone a lift to work - anything. Then ask that person to do the same for another.

It might come back around to you just when you need it most.