A rabbi asked his students, When is it at dawn that one can tell the light from the darkness?

One student replied, When I can tell a goat from a donkey. No, answered the rabbi. Another said, When I can tell a palm tree from a fig. No, answered the rabbi again. Well, then what is the answer? his students pressed him.

Only when you look into the face of every man and every woman and see your brother and your sister, said the rabbi. Only then have you seen the light. All else is still darkness.

Everyone needs love - and thus a brother or a sister.

“Seeking Peace” by Johann Christoph Arnold.

This is a series of mini art meditations that were made while doing lectio divina with passages about Light. This one is by my hubby, Paul, who is not an artist but jumped into this activity with both hands anyway. The hills in this watercolor, when turned sideways, resembles a face. The passage was snagged from someone’s blog a few months ago, but I forget whose! Sorry..but thank you for this great story!