The Lantern on the Hill
from 2 Minutes with the Lord Hosted by Fr. Dominic Veigas SVD
“Welcome to you. We are in Day 19 of Advent, and this is Tiny Advent Parables with Fr. Dominic — where light finds us even in the quietest darkness.” “Today’s story begins on a cold winter night… with a lantern glowing alone on a hill.” “A small town lost electricity one winter evening. Houses stood in darkness, streets silent, windows empty. A teenager walking home noticed a faint glow from the top of a nearby hill. Curious, he climbed up and discovered a single lantern placed on a wooden post— lit by an old farmer so travelers wouldn’t lose their way. The boy said, ‘But it’s just one lantern… it can’t light the whole town.’ The farmer smiled, ‘It doesn’t have to. It just needs to light enough so someone knows where they’re going.’ And on that night, people found their way home because one man refused to let darkness win.” “Advent reminds us that even the smallest light is stronger than the deepest night. You may feel like your hope is small, your faith dim, your strength barely flickering — but in God’s hands, even a single lantern can guide many. Christ comes as Light not to remove all darkness at once, but to give you enough light for the next step, the next choice, the next prayer. Darkness is real. But Light has already come. And Light always wins.” “So today ask: ‘Where is God asking me to be a small light?’ Let your heart shine — even faintly. Whisper: ‘Lord, be my light… and make me light for others.’”
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