Reflection:
Have you ever turned on a flashlight in a dark room and been afraid it wasn’t going to work? Not because the batteries are dead, but because you’re afraid this time, the darkness will be stronger than the light? Of course not! That’s not how flashlights work. Even a dim flashlight scatters the darkness.
From a purely scientific point of view, darkness is not its own “thing.” It is merely the absence of light. Darkness cannot be strong, powerful, or deep enough to overcome even the smallest light. Darkness has no power. By definition, it is the void left when power and light aren’t present.
So why is it that so often, we think our own personal darkness has power? Why is it that we think somehow, our pasts, our secrets, our pains are strong enough to choke out God’s love?
The opening words of the Gospel of John, linked above, remind us of this powerful truth. The same God we hear about in Genesis speaking LIGHT and LIFE into the void shows up on the cross. The same God who showed up on the cross breaks into our daily lives as well.
Whatever is going on in your world today, take heart that God’s Light shines in the darkness – and the darkness CANNOT, WILL NOT overcome it…
The video I placed in this blog today is of a song by the group Tenth Avenue North entitled “Healing Begins.” The lyrics are printed below. Pay particular attention to the refrain: “This is where the healing begins…when you come to where you’re broken within – the light meets the dark”
LYRICS:
So you thought you had to keep this up
All the work that you do
So we think that you're good
And you can't believe it's not enough
All the walls you built up
Are just glass on the outside
So let 'em fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now
This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark
Afraid to let your secrets out
Everything that you hide
Can come crashing through the door now
But too scared to face all your fear
So you hide but you find
That the shame won't disappear
So let it fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now
We're here now, oh
This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark
Sparks will fly as grace collides
With the dark inside of us
So please don't fight
This coming light
Let this blood come cover us
His blood can cover us
This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark
Prayer: God of Light and Life, give me the trust I need to let your light shine even into the deepest darkness I keep secret from others. Heal me with your Word, your Light, your Life. Amen.
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