Good morning,
Have you ever thought of a flashlight as a metaphor for faith?
Imagine that you are camping in a national park. The sun has set and it is getting darker. You start to feel anxious because you aren’t sure you are on the right path to your campsite, so you turn on a flashlight to see the way.
As the sky becomes completely dark, you are acutely aware that you can only see as far as the flashlight will allow. You realize that the light is only going to illuminate three or four steps in front of you. And when you look back the path is totally dark.
The point of the flashlight is not to show you the whole landscape but the steps in between. We are in a time when we can only see a few steps in front of us. And the darkness that surrounds us, the unknown that is our daily lives, causes us to feel fear and anxiety.
When we trust Christ as the source of light, he gives us direction one step at a time. The darkness doesn’t consume us because the light of Christ shows us all we need to know.
Keep leaning on Jesus to be your light and he will show you the way.
When doubt or fear seeps into your mind, read these words and be comforted:
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.-John 8:12
See you on Sunday!
Miriam
