Reflection for April 13

“Since becoming blind, I have paid more attention to a thousand things,” Lusseyran wrote. One of his greatest discoveries was how the [inner] light he saw changed with his condition. When he was sad or afraid the light decreased at once. Sometimes it went out altogether, leaving him deeply and truly blind. When he was joyful and attentive it returned as strong as ever. He learned very quickly that the best way to see the inner light and remain in its presence was to love (Barbara Brown Taylor, “Light Without Sight,” Christian Century, April 2, 2014; excerpted from her new book, Learning to Walk in the Dark).