Sirius, Canopus and Rigil Kentaurus are the 3 brightest stars as seen from earth. Sirius, the brightest of all the stars in the midnight sky comes from the Greek word scorching. The further you get from civilization, the more visible the smaller stars become. From a worldly perspective, are you overlooked like a tiny star, do you blend in like a medium one or does the aura you give off shine bright?
Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky little lamb
Do you see what I see
A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
One of my favorite Christmas carols is Do You Hear What I Hear? The lyrics of this classic uses hearing and seeing to discern what happened on the night of Jesus’ birth. If you get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life, the senses God gave you are often neglected, missing the miracles right in front of you. Therefore, if you want to make a difference in life, stop, drop what you’re doing and take a look around every now and then to help brighten the lives of others.
However, all human beings experience periods of darkness, times when your desire to press on fades. As your fire dims, the lights of others may be the only source of hope you see. If the light of Christians around you is absent, stars can burn out permanently. How bright is your star currently? Well, for the sake of Christmas, may the Holy Spirit rekindle the flame inside your soul so that silent nights will remain bright.
by Jay Mankus
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