Seeing into darkness is clarity ...
This is called practicing eternity ...
-LAO-TZU
Do you remember those childhood nights when
you were afraid to look into your closet
or under the bed?
The longer you waited,
the scarier the unknown monsters became!
I remember the elaborate scenes my sister and I would
develop each evening: we would
drop a brush and loudly exclaim that
we needed to pick it up. Then,
while bending quickly to pick up
the brush we would steal a glance under the bed.
As for the closet ... that was an entirely different
drama filled with loud speeches about selecting clothes
for the following morning,
and flinging the door open so quickly
we practically flew across the room!
All that drama,
just to peer into the fear
hidden in that darkness!
Once we looked,
shining the light into the darkness,
the fear evaporated.
In our world today,
fear is the marketed in products,
news programs, politics.
It surrounds us!
What a challenge it can be
to live the light
in the midst of a market-place
of dark shadows!
Gratefully, life sends many reminders
that
ALL IS WELL!
Reminders to
BE HERE NOW ...
IN THE PRESENT!!
When I was out today,
I received one of my favorite reminders.
I could hear the geese,
a symphony of honking as they
flew across the dark sky
above the snow laden clouds!
I could not see them,
but I knew they were there ...
following one another on their journey through the skies.
They remind me of God ~
Even when it seems God can not be seen,
and things appear to be dark,
I know God is there,
doing God's thing,
and there is no-thing to fear!
Thus, there is no darkness,
only my fear of the unknown!
They remind me to Be the Light!!
Please enjoy Chris Rice singing at the link below:
Shine your light on the world today, we need you :)
Cate
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