Daily Meditation: Light in the Darkness

Monday December 22, 2014 Light in the Darkness We walk in a "ravine as dark as death" (Psalm 23:4), and still we have nothing to fear because God is at our side:  God's staff and crook are there to soothe us (see Psalm 23:4).  This is not just a consoling idea.  It is an experience of the heart that we can trust. Our lives are full of suffering, pain, disillusions, losses and grief, but they are also marked by visions of the coming of the Son of Man "like lightning striking in the east and flashing far into west" (Matthew 24:27).  These moments in which we see clearly, hear loudly, and feel deeply that God is with us on the journey  make us shine as a light into the darkness.  Jesus says, "You are the light of the world.  Your light must shine in people's sight, so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise to your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:14-16).   Comment on this Daily Meditation. Join our Advent book discussion.   Visit our website for inspiration, resources, news, events, community.     Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, ©1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson.

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