Focus on the Light

“The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” – Psalm 19:8 I remember once I was walking along a road on a hill, that overlooked LA. There were some people painting the landscape. One of the first guys I saw, made a painting of LA that was so dreary. He painted smog, graffiti and chain link fences with barbed wire. It looked like the most dangerous, ugly city I’d ever seen. The next guy portrayed LA as the most beautiful, golden city ever. It was gorgeous: palm trees, sun and beautiful cars. Both landscapes were real, but they were experienced differently. It’s not that the guy with the ugly painting didn’t see the beautiful parts. Or that the guy with the beautiful painting didn’t see the ugly parts. Both artists made a  decision on