If you live in New England, you’ve experience what we have here in Connecticut this past week, with the wave of smoke coming through from the Canadian fires.

Though the smoke distrupted our week, with end of the year school activities and sports getting cancelled due to poor air quality, life continued on as normal otherwise.

One day last week Gavin showed me a picture of NYC and there was a blanket of orange over the city due to the smoke from the fires. I not only saw the cloudy, orange haze that covered the city but I also saw that the sunlight had made its way through the thick air, still providing light for the people walking along the streets.

When I saw this, it made me see that even through the thick smoke, the sun was still shining, providing a guiding light to the people in the city. This made me pause as sometimes in life it can feel like a thick cloud is lingering over me, and right now is one of those times for me. Yet even when there is a haziness covering our days, God’s love is available for me to use as a guiding light to help me through.

I share this with you today in case you can relate to experiencing these hazy days, weeks, or seasons we can go through. I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray.™

Like the sun was able to break through the thick, hazy smoke in the city last week, may we trust that God and His Word are that strong light in our lives. Through the thoughts, or circumstances, that cloud our minds or lives, God is able to shine light through the thick haze. May we draw close to God and His Word so they can be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; like the sun was to the people in the city last week.

With love and hope,

Shawn

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. - Psalm 119:105