I Want to Be the Moon

As I was driving my kids to school this morning I passed a church with a sign that read: "Love, Beauty; it is the shadow of God on the universe." It reminded me of a T-shirt that I saw in a catalog earlier this week that really inspired me: The front of the shirt read: Be the Moon. On the back of the shirt were the words: Reflect the Son. I love that! Both the quote on the sign and the words on the T-shirt speak a wonderful truth: God is amazingly glorious, and we were made to reflect His glory (2 Cor. 3:18).

The author of the quote on that church sign declared in a poetic sense what Scripture has proclaimed to be true for thousands of years: God's glory overflows from the very essence of who He is, filling both the heavens and the earth. "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands"(Psalm 19:1). In Isaiah 6:3 we read: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." Truly His glory is everywhere. In creation. In us as we operate as the body of Christ. In love lived out in relationships. In service. In sacrifice. In forgiveness and compassion and humility. I know that God doesn't require my assistance in displaying His glory, just as He isn't dependent on me to bring Him praise. But even though He can cause the rocks to cry out in praise to Him (Luke 19:40) if His people don't worship Him, and He has put His glory in all of creation to testify to His power and divine nature (Romans 1:20), it is His desire and plan that His people would be the most brilliant reflection of His glory! That is why we are here. I want to be a part of such an amazing and priviledged purpose. I want to reflect my Creator's glory to those around me. I want to be like the moon. That's my prayer...that I might reflect the Son more clearly along this journey.