White Squirrel

Jesus said: “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 New International Version

As I’m biking through the park a gray squirrel will suddenly materialize as if out of nowhere and

dash in front of me. Many are the times when it’s taken some acrobatics on the part of the

squirrel (and me) in order to avoid a collision. Then one day a squirrel dashed in front of me

but there was no squealing breaks or acrobatics leaps. I had plenty of time to slow down and

just watch it cross because I could see it coming from a hundred yards away. That’s because it

was a white squirrel.

White squirrels can’t hide. Whether sitting in a tree or running across the park everyone

notices a white squirrel. And while this might make then easy prey for a predator, it surely

helps the squirrel avoid becoming roadkill. A white squirrel can’t blend in. It sticks out like a

flashing light.

Jesus says it should be the same way for us Christians. By the good that we do, by how we treat

others, by the way we shine Christ’s light, we stick out in a gray world. By our very nature as

followers of Jesus we don’t blend in. Christ’s light makes us stick out. And that’s a good thing

for squirrels and for Christians.

Mark MIller