A Walk in the Light

I took a walk this morning somewhere in the 5 o clock hour. It was still dark. I decided to take a venture around our little farm and pray. When I looked up into the sky, I could still see faint sprinkles of stars and the moon shining brightly on one side of me; on the other side the sky was showing off hues of burnt orange and the likes announcing that ‘the sun was coming’. So underneath it all, between the two, I walked. It was as if I were in a shadow land. I could make out what was before me, but i could not see it clearly. The depth of the path beneath me was unknown until it was already under my feet. I felt compelled and invited to walk to the top of one of the hills, but soon found myself in high grass and mushy earth. I started praying aloud that the Lord wouldn’t let me step on a snake, or come across frightened dear that would want to scratch my eyes out. Because of what I couldn’t see, my eyes and imagination were playing tricks on me. Still, I sensed an inner voice encouraging me to trust, to continue on. So after my occasional pause, due to questionable sounds, I did continued my walk of faith. From time to time, i’d stumble (although not literally) across a path that had already been beaten down to short grass. “Awe!” my wet shoes and ankles would say, and then again because of my lack of vision, I’d be right back in the high, wet and mushy.Several times I looked back, and began to notice the beauty of the sunrise. “Wow! Look at what God is doing again.” I so wanted to stop. The thoughts of “you’ve come far enough,” “you’re almost to the top, why risk going any further?“ , ”who knows what’s up ahead?“, and the temptation of being transfixed on the beauty of the created, instead of the Magnificence of the Creator, all called to me. Then from deep inside, strong and gentle, again I heard the invitation to ‘come’ by trusting. And so once more, I turned my back on the beauty I had seen, the success of my accomplishments thus far and made my way to the top of the hill. When I had finally made it, I wanted to go further...and enter the woods. I wanted the journey to continue. But had a sense that it would have to be for another day.

I pulled out my iphone and checked the clock. It reminded me that it was now time to return to the ‘walk of faith’ in my home. By this time the light had dawned and I could now see clearly. The right paths to take were so obvious, so clear, It was no longer a mystery. With sure steps and a more steady gait, again I walked the same piece of land in a totally different way...why? Because of the Light.

• Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."
• John 8:12[ The Validity of Jesus' Testimony ] When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."