Darkness, yet Light

Life is filled with joys and sorrows, ups and downs, sunshine and shadow, light and darkness. The Lord balances these things in our lives for reasons of His own. I suspect one of those reasons to be something along these lines: He gives us joys so that we will know His goodness, and rest in it, being thankful. He gives us sorrows so that we will not get too comfortable and forget Where the goodness comes from, but remember He is the great Comforter, He is the Maker of the ‘All’.

Recently a similar situation was bestowed on two separate families among some of my dear friends. So many of the 'little' details were the same, it was fascinating. So many were, of course, unique and different.

But things come that we do not foresee, unexpected – and undesired – twists in the plots of our lives. Now one family is yet rejoicing, and the other is bereaved.
Light and darkness. In my life, in the lives of those I love.

But “…the Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:5) and in the end, the darkness must be driven out by the Light, simply because the Light is more powerful than the darkness - the darkness must bow to the Light.
Those who have the Light, cannot continue traveling in the darkness. They may walk the sad road for a while, but it will not stay dark forever. Day will come again. Perfect love casts out fear; light casts out darkness; though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, He is with us. Woe to those who have not the Light; and oh what a Refuge – what a Brightness – for those who have!

"For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work: I will triumph in the works of Thy hands. ... Thy thoughts are very deep." Ps. 92:4 & 5b

SOLI DEO GLORIA!