Shooting star....

As I left the house this morning 5:45, it was cold and clear. 8degF to be exact. The Eastern sky was just beginning to brighten an otherwise dark night. As I reached down to turn on the radio, a Shooting star flashed across the horizon, falling from grace, from South to North. It was a spectacular sight! I hadn't seen one like that in years.

Caught in the moment, my hand withdrew from the radio. I sat in silence. As I continued on my journey to Shaumburg, I pondered, "Shooting Star." My first thought took me back to my youth and a Bad Company song by the same name.

As I drove, I considered that a shooting star is often a metaphor for a momentary flash of brilliance, followed by complete and utter destruction. They appear from nowhere, shine brightly for a very short period of time and disappear for all eternity. Never to be seen again.

Compare that to a REAL star. They are/were created by God. They shine brightly for eons and their effects are felt long after they are gone? I have no interest in debating "Big Bang" theory or whether you agree that the were created by God. What I want to focus on is "...their effects are felt long after they are gone?" Did you know that? We see stars today that died (burned out) hundreds or thousands of years ago.

Think about your life! What do you want to be? Is 15 minutes of fame, enough for you? Do you want to rise quickly, burn brightly and fade into obscurity? OR, would it be better to live life as you were created, burning as light to others, leaving behind a legacy of life, love an faithfulness? You are called to be, "...the light of the world."

Shine brightly my friends. Don't burn out. Leave a legacy for all eternity.