DID THE FLASH GO OFF?
Much like faith in a light switch doing its job, hoping to capture an image and wondering "Did the flash go off?" barely takes a moment, but it can give the illumination necessary to preserve an image for a lifetime.
It's a question I heard often at family gatherings - and one I continue to ask regarding my own flashes of brilliance: some underexposed, out of focus or perhaps not that bright after all. But every once in awhile . . . something clicks!
I was kneelin’ at the corner of First Fruits and Vine.
Legend has it that these were the first lyrics penned by the obscure and often double minded blues singer, Blind Willie Wonetee, after he became a Christian and changed his name to Otis B. Livin’. (some musicologists argue that he was also went by "Wells Fargo," although it is largely accepted that this was just a stage name).
"I am the true vine . . ." John 15:1
