Robert Schuller of the Crystal Cathedral regularly used a musical invocation which read “Lord, make my life a window for your light to shine through, and a mirror reflecting your great love to all I meet.” While the influence of his Hour of Power broadcast and the Crystal Cathedral faded after his retirement, the image of the Christian life as a window for the light of God to shine through or a mirror to reflect God’s great love to those around us, is still a brilliant image. It is always a Christian challenge to be transparent so that God may be seen rather than making ourselves an idol to be admired. We will always be seen as reflecting the understanding of God, but we want that reflection to be a clear image of God’s abundant love. The cleansing power of God’s love can bring clarity to our windows or mirror so that nothing will obscure the presence of the divinity within. At least that is our hope. We want Jesus, the true image of God to be seen clearly in us. Perhaps, we could paraphrase the old hymn “Take my life and let it be, clear, transparent Lord for Thee.”