Trusting the Light

Macy and Noah finished their schoolwork at the table with Mom. Macy read a chapter book while her little brother Noah worked on his alphabet.Noah pushed away his flashcards. "Are we almost done?" he asked Mom. "I want to go outside and play!"Macy looked out the window. Clouds darkened the mid-afternoon sky. Leaves swirled off the trees in the gusts of wind. "I don't think we should play outside today." "Yeah, it looks a little too windy," Mom agreed.The lights flickered. Then they went out. Darkness surrounded Macy, Noah, and Mom. "Don't worry," Mom said. "It's just the wind. The power will be back on soon."Macy took a deep breath. She wanted to be brave. She was the big sister. But she hated the way the darkness swallowed her up.Mom grabbed a flashlight out of the cabinet, then sighed. "Battery's dead.""Don't we have more?" Macy asked, voice trembling."I don't think so."Noah must have heard the fear in Macy's voice. He took her hand. "It's okay. Jesus is the light."Macy looked around.