Looking For the Light


As a Disney fan, I was moved to tears to read that Walt Disney’s lamp was still being lit in Disneyland. During Walt’s life, he had an apartment on Main Street in Disneyland in California. Whenever he was there, he’d turn on a lamp in a street facing window to let people know he was there. After his death, cast members continued to light the lamp as a reminder that his spirit would always be in Disneyland.  Some even claim that his spirit literary resides in the lamp.
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The park is closed now due to the Corona Virus, but maintenance and security continue to maintain the grounds. They also keep Walt’s light lit.  The light reminds visitors and furloughed workers that someday they will be welcomed back. It reminds the remaining staff that they while conditions seem bleak now, the light will always be there. Their co-workers will come back, visitors will come back, and happiness will come back.
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Things seem dark right now all around us, jobs have been lost, lives have been lost. Medical, retail and other essential staff are worked to the bone. People are tired and scared, but as long as this lasts, it will not last forever. 
 We are all looking for the light, during this time, Walt’s lamp, porch lights on Halloween, the third traffic light on our directions. The light is always there even if we can’t find it immediately.  
While they may not be the same, things will be good again, in fact, things are still good right now in the midst of all the bad. There is still light, friends, family, faith. So, you watch your pastor’s sermon on YouTube, so calluses and even play practices are done online, so, you text friends rather than visit, they are all still there.
God’s light never fades, even if it appears to. Keep having faith and seeking the light.

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