Working away slicing tomatoes at the LBH this morning when suddenly the kitchen got quite a bit darker. It really felt weird and I was missing the light. We didn't have any bulbs or a ladder of sufficient height for us to reach the light fixtures so we spent the day working in a much darker kitchen. I asked Dan if he would get some bulbs for us and then get my ladder from the house. He was happy to do it. Grateful for Dan's willingness to serve and help out when needed. You're a good man my brother Dan.
After things slowed down I went about changing the bulbs only to find out the ballast was toast. I checked the next light fixture and found it was bad in that one as well. So it was off to Home Depot in search of a couple of ballasts. Fortunately they had what I needed so I went about changing ballasts. The great news is that it worked. Light was restored to the kitchen and it was wonderful. I then went through and changed the bulbs in other fixtures that were burned out. It really looks great, bright and uplifting.
Funny it is kind of like the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We learn that Jesus Christ is the light of the world and yet it is so easy to avoid him. Our lives, our spirits suffer and grow dim. We distance ourselves from the Savior. That is not a good place to be in. Fortunately we have the ability to buy and install lights and ballasts, we can repent of our wrong ways and be reconciled to God. We can be forgiven and our bodies filled with light, even the light of Christ.
I much prefer to work in the light.
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