Ruskin watched as a flame was touched to numerous lanterns on a distant hill. The man doing the work couldn't he seen, but his torch together with the gleam from each newly lighted lamp could easily be discerned. Said Ruskin, "That lamplighter is typical of every true humble Christian. He should be so hidden behind the Savior and so intent on doing Christ's bidding that, while one may not see him, one can trace his course by the light s he leaves burning.”
O make me prompt to hear Thy voice,
and ready to obey
And leave for those who follow me
a light along the way.