DID THE FLASH GO OFF?
Much like faith in a light switch doing its job, hoping to capture an image and wondering "Did the flash go off?" barely takes a moment, but it can give the illumination necessary to preserve an image for a lifetime.
It's a question I heard often at family gatherings - and one I continue to ask regarding my own flashes of brilliance: some underexposed, out of focus or perhaps not that bright after all. But every once in awhile . . . something clicks!
When it seems that God has left you
Unanswered and alone
It might be your faith is being sharpened
Like a blade against a stone
The sparks of holy friction
That we don’t see or understand
Temper the conviction
That we are always in his hand
“My times are in your hands . . .”
(Psalm 31:15)
