Lenten Meditations: March 10

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This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,

Let it shine, let it shine let it shine.

Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine,…

  • From This Little Light of Mine, civil rights gospel song of unknown authorship


Reflection

We sing this little song every Tuesday as part of our weekly racial justice vigil. At first, I was resistant, my voice is uncertain and somehow, I thought the song was for children to sing. Over the last months I have made peace with it: my light is little, but on Tuesday I am with friends and together our light is brighter. My voice is weak and uncertain, but as part of a chorus we sound better together than each of us sounds alone.

Standing on the corner of Franklin and Nicollet for 10 minutes with my friends, old and new, and holding our signs that say the Black Lives Matter and that Love Matters and that we need justice for George Floyd and all the others crushed under the system I have hope that my little light will help change the world.

Prayer

Lord, help us be strong and help us continue to show up for justice.
Amen