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!
I had developed an obsession with becoming a deacon; just so I could serve communion. After an in depth counseling session with an associate pastor (who just happens to moonlight at the community mental health clinic), I discovered this was all attributable to my altar ego.
