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A great light (and stained glass cookies!)

She was born into a dark world, but she could see more. When she said, “Let it be done to me,” she allowed herself to be pierced through, so that in this dark world, something could shine through.

Simcha Fisher
Dec 23, 2025
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Do you know how pinhole cameras work? I don’t, really, although I have seen what they can do. You block out the light in a closed-off area, except for one small hole, and direct light through that hole onto the opposite wall of the box. Then you will see a projected image of what’s outside, on the bright side -- except the image will be upside-down.

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