February 20, 2025

Last week, a female anglerfish rose from the dark depths of the ocean to the sunlit waters off the coast of the Canary Islands. Scientists believe this may be the only time a living anglerfish has been witnessed so close to the surface. Some might say photographers were lucky to see it, but one look at this fish and you might wish it had stayed underwater!

Yet, this fish was dying. At the end, she moved toward the light—a light she’d never known. There was an air of poetry to that. There may even be a hint of faithfulness. And I don’t mean just at the end of life. Move toward the light and the lovely in this world, too.

Recently, I read the following passage in Catherine Newman’s new novel: My daughter once shared her theory that finding a four-leaf clover was a symptom of luck, not a cause. “It just means you have the kind of life where there are growing things and you have time to look at them,” she said… But I like to imagine that luck is everywhere, even before you find it.

Don’t you think the same is true for grace?

In hope,
Andrew

Read Andrew’s latest “Go Ask Dad” column: “Flu remix” HERE