By Its Light All Things Shine
There the sun does not shine, nor moon and stars, nor the lightning — much less this fire. It alone shining, all things shine after it; by its light all this is lit.
Behind every light I see, have I ever considered the deeper light that lets it shine?
📝Reflection
This verse — that sun, moon, and stars are not themselves the source-light — points to the brightness behind every brightness we see. The eye sees things, yet the 'seeing-place' that makes the seeing possible is itself unseen. What lets light be seen comes before light. It stands beside where scripture sang that the light shines in the darkness, and where Laozi called the Way the source of all things. To consider, for a moment, the source that makes the seeing possible, beyond what the eye sees — that is the beginning of awe.
🌱Apply It Today
When you see a beautiful light today, pause to thank the very 'seeing' that beholds it.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
