{"id":1529,"date":"2012-08-01T22:46:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T22:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2012-08-01T22:47:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T22:47:33","slug":"let-there-be-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2012\/08\/let-there-be-light.html","title":{"rendered":"Let There Be Light!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It isn’t the first line of the book of Genesis for nothing.<\/p>\n

Shine a light in the darkness.<\/p>\n

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Let’s be remembered for our ability to change with grace to transform our present turmoils\u00a0into peace on earth.\u00a0Let’s get really clear, what we do matters. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said “Living a life of meaning is not a popularity contest.” We have challenges, for sure, things are breaking apart and falling away… However when Winston Churchill on the day of the French capitulation\u00a0said “Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if\u00a0the human race lasts for a 1000 years, let them\u00a0say … “This was their finest hour” he offered a space above\u00a0the doubt, beyond the uncertainty and bleakness of circumstance to rise into.<\/p>\n

Join me in the days ahead in\u00a0celebrating moments of magnificence, individuals of purpose, and every expression of\u00a0love that\u00a0you see, encouraging more of that kind of\u00a0behavior. Uplifting every moment that follows. Leading us into a new era.<\/p>\n

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Dudes… It is time to say “Let there be Light!”<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Melanie Lutz is a writer and producer working in Hollywood with a dream to create ten eternally luminous classic films that add to the brilliance of Beliefnet.com\u2019s the 100 most inspiring films<\/a> of all time awakening the indomitable human spirit to realize peace in our hearts and on earth. She believes greatness lies in the ability to remain open and loving in every situation.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

You can find her on <\/em>Facebook<\/a> or <\/em>Twitter<\/a>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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