Affirmation
We welcome the sparkle. We will look for the sparkles of everyday life and will get close enough to feel the sparkle in our souls.
Reflection
Some days, it’s hard to find the sparkle. Yet, when we look in the right places, it shows up. It shows up in someone’s eyes. Or in the bubbles of a babbling brook. Or a shimmer of light shining through a window. Or in the sparkle of a shoe strap.
Sparkles are easy to miss unless we slow down enough to notice them.
January calls us to slow down. To notice the:
snowflakes that glisten before they melt,
dew or frost resting on the ground,
ribbons that shimmer on a painting,
artwork made by a child.
Sometimes the sparkle calls us to pause. To lean in and see the sparkles in the painting—just like in the photo here.
Sometimes the sparkle is bold. A flash of color, a beaded heel, a moment of joy.
The description of the painting says these women represent charm, beauty, and creativity — empowered, emotive, and fearless. That, too, is a kind of sparkle.
These sparkles are reminders.
That beauty is still here.
That wonder still visits.
That God still shines His light in unexpected places.
Welcoming the sparkle means letting these small flashes of delight interrupt us. To cause us to pause.
To take a breath.
To remind us that even on heavy days, something catches light to brighten our day.
Prayer
God, help us notice the sparkle-the glimmers You scatter through our days. Teach us to pause when something shines, even for a moment, and let it lift our spirits. May these tiny flashes of beauty remind us that You are near and that hope is never far. Amen.
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