God protects us, so we can live without fear or complaint, shining like lights even when small threats buzz around us.
She looks up, eyes wide, smile unshaken. A rainbow arcs above her, not just color, but covenant. Dandelion seeds drift like prayers released. And yes, even the mosquito hovers, a reminder that threats exist, even in beauty.
But the child does not flinch. She smiles. Because protection is not the absence of danger, it is the presence of God.
“The Lord will keep you from all harm, He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” — Psalm 121:7–8
Do all things without murmurings and disputing’s: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world
–Â Philippians 2:14-15
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
–Â 2 Peter 3:13
May our lives be quiet lanterns in loud places.
May our peace preach louder than our words.
And may our light point back to the One who never murmured, never disputed, but loved us all the way to redemption.
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