With the flip of a switch, I can see.
The
light dispels the darkness.
Darkness is not
just a symbol or a metaphor.
There
is great reality of darkness in our world.
Just as true as
anytime in history, our world is shadowed by the darkness of war, poverty,
violence, hunger, greed, prejudice.
There
is darkness everywhere children are abused or neglected or hungry or taught to
hate or fear or despair.
There is
darkness in nursing homes and on the streets where people feel abandoned and
worthless.
There
is darkness as we are living under the dark clouds of health and economic fears
unlike anything I have seen before in my lifetime.
But here is the good
news: The light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it.
It seemed quite
dark as the women headed to the tomb of Jesus.
Not
just because the sun had not risen, but because of all they had witnessed.
This Jesus had
seemed like a source of great hope, a light in the darkness of Roman
oppression.
He showed them a new way of love and
faith.
He showed them
the Truth of God.
Now it seemed as though the Romans
won after all.
Darkness covered
the land in the middle of the day as Jesus hung on one of their cursed crosses.
How
they had wept as the stone was rolled in place, sealing Jesus in the dark
grave.
Now suddenly, a
dazzling bright angel appears to them and the first words he speaks are, “Do
not be afraid.”
They are told Jesus lives.
Go and tell the
others.
The light was not overcome.
There is no need
to fear.
Even
when all seems lost.
Weeping may last
for a night, but rejoicing comes with the morning. (Psalm 30:5)
I invite you to follow this link to a 30 second video of a sunrise from my house earlier this week.
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