Psalm 34:5
Look to Him and be radiant, so your faces shall never be ashamed.
Radiant. Doesn’t that sound beautiful?
The dictionary says “radiating rays or reflecting beams of light.” Which is a good thing because I don’t feel very radiant on my own. I feel a little used up and dull. I worry that when I get to the grocery store my face will be frozen in a mom-face scowl since I just scolded my children for fighting.
That is not radiant.
I don’t have to generate my own radiance. What a relief! He is love and light and if my face is towards Him then I will reflect it to others.
I memorized this verse because 1. it’s very short, yay! and 2. it reminds me that I am not the source of light for my family, that is far too big a job for me. I can turn to Him, and he will shine His radiance in the dark places.