The Overcoming Light

A full moon graces the sky.  It casts a light that dispels the darkness.  It is not so bright as to cast shadows in the darkness, but still it is bright enough to walk safely in the night without the aid of a hand carried light.  Of course, there are some nights when there is no heavenly light to push away the darkness, but then again, the light is always there in the night time sky.  The light that pushes away the darkness may be hidden by a blanket of thick clouds, or blowing storm clouds, but it is ever present. 

 

All of us have gone thought those moments when it seemed that there was no holy light to penetrate the darkness within our spirit or heart.  In those moments we are tempted to think, maybe even believe, that the One who spoke of Himself as "the light of the world" (John 8:12) has been overcome by the darkness in our lives.  It is a frightening moment when we come to a hard place where it seems to us that Christ is no longer present with us, or that He is powerless to work in the dark chaos which has overcome us. 

 

What our head tells us is that Christ is ever present with us.  Our head tells us that His word about never leaving us is true.  A bruised and broken heart does not always listen to truth, but is often swayed by a spirit of hopelessness and despair.  The horrible moment on Golgotha was such a dark moment that even the creation turned black and the sun disappeared; yet, to look at this event which is now behind us and which was a prelude to the empty tomb is to know that the Light is never extinguished.  The Light never disappears.  Our ability to see and to know and experience holy comforting presence may be obscured by what seems to be overwhelming darkness, but the Light which has come remains and will shine once again ever so brightly upon our lives.