“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (John 1:5, NLT)
There is a time each winter day when the sun sets over our woods. The woods close up to the house have started to look gloomy and dark for the night hours.
The sun, however shows it’s glory in a bright burst before saying good night. It lights up the trees in the distance with a glow that takes my breath away each time I see it.
Towards the end of the day, when tiredness is creeping in and my sighs become more frequent I look at the woods and feel a darkness come on me. It’s not ominous, it is just the end of the day. The feeling that my pajamas are calling out to me and the idea of toast and tea for dinner somehow seems like the perfect end of the day.
Then my eyes go upward and I see the brilliant light of the sun reflected in the distance. The light that reminds me that behind each dark cloud there is a brilliant hope for tomorrow. The hope that we find in Christ. The hope that all of my darkness and weariness and sighs can be resolved sitting at the feet of my Lord, where the light can never be extinguished.
Now, I am ready to fix dinner.
The Refreshing of a Wild Rose 