Reflecting the Light

I’ve lived out a misunderstanding in my life. A misunderstanding that has always taught me that I need to be quiet, stay in the back, and not call any attention to myself. This misunderstanding started as a child and has grown into a monster through my adulthood.

As a drummer, or as the joke goes, someone who hangs around musicians, it’s always been my job to be in the back. To stay behind the sound-proofing plexiglass, trying to figure out ways to subdue my loud instrument. How much softer can I possibly play to not be too overbearing? How much further back can I set my instrument as to not take up too much space for the people that need to be seen. These types of circumstances have caused  my light to dim and my salt to be tasteless.

The truth is that we’re all the light of the world. Our bright lives should not be hidden or suppressed. We need to show our work and be heard regardless of the volume. We are to not just shine, but shine bright, not so that we’re seen, but that we shine our light toward heaven, giving true praise to where it’s due. We are the salt of the land and we need to taste like it. We are the light of the world and we need to show it.

“You are salt for the Land. But if salt becomes tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except being thrown out for people to trample on. “You are light for the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Likewise, when people light a lamp, they don’t cover it with a bowl but put it on a lampstand, so that it shines for everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they may see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.
—Matthew 5:13-16

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