As the outer bands of what used to be Hurricane Ida bring rain to Lexington, my thoughts and prayers are with those that felt its brute force over the weekend.

When I was a child, my favorite song was “This Little Light of Mine” I would sing it with fervor! According to Wikipedia, the song was written Harry Dixon Loes around 1920. The classic lyrics were:

This little light o’ mine, I’m goin’ let it shine

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Evrywhere I go, I’m goin’ let it shine (repeat)

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

This morning as I was walking back from the Provost office in the rain, I saw the light inside the UK College of Education Taylor Building spire and was inspired. The good book tells that we should put our light on a candlestick so that others may see our light. In this unprecedented and stormy era, now more than ever we must shine our light. You were chosen by your community to be in the role that you are in.m… and you were selected to be a light, so let your light shine.