Fireflies in the darkness

"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." - 1 Corinthians 4:4

This week I was walking back to my cabin from a camp fire (I am the counsellor of the oldest cabin at Camp Cherith ON.) and God began to talk to me.
He began to point the fireflies in the nights sky, and how in light these small bugs are ugly but once put into the darkness they shine like stars in the night sky. Saying he said that the world says we are ugly and do not deserve Gods glory, that we are dirty and sinful before God. Bucolically this is true, however, God began to say that even though, in the words of Paul, we are filthy rags before God, He has also given us a light, in which when plunged into this world of darkness we can choose to shine and bring others to the courage of turning theirs on.
What is this light? this light is the cross of Christ and its salvation! God doesn't matter how ugly or terrible you are, you can choose to come to Him, and turn on your light, putting the ugly filthy self behind and showing the world Gods gift to you!