Note: This reflection is by guest contributor, Terry Chapman

As I stepped carefully down a steep bank, beside a huge old Oak tree, into the cold waters of the Swift River in western MA, one fine summer day years ago, I leaned my favorite fly rod up against the massive trunk of an old Oak tree. My plan was to photograph the tree, near where, in previous times, I had caught several beautiful large trout, be-speckled with the colors, hues, and natural light, that only God can create.   

Wading against the strong current until I had progressed maybe 25 yards upstream, I turned and took only one photo of what I saw that early morning.  But when I looked at the photo, I saw a brilliant silver light captured and reflected exactly across my metal fly reel.   

There, shining with a presence beyond my understanding, my fly rod and reel had been transformed from mere useful items into a glittering image, full of the wonder of light in our world, and reminded me of how only one brief moment in our lives, can reflect God’s light into the lives of others.

Is fishing important? Yes, perhaps, in moments like this one, when normal turns mystical and ultimately, good!

Thank you, Terry Chapman for sharing and reflecting this Light into our lives as blessing!