Darkness

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
--1 Peter 2:9

Lord, I am called to declare the praises of you who brought us out of darkness and into your wonderful light. But today, your wonderful light doesn't feel so wonderful. There are days when your wonderful light seems to be blocked by clouds, and darkness prevails. Today, for me, is one of those. I see people around me in desperate need of your light. But who am I to point them to You? What am I to proclaim your light when darkness prevails? But I know you will return. The Israelites sat in Jerusalem in darkness as the Babylonians surrounded their walls. And so I will join in with Jeremiah who in the midst of their despair declared "Great is Your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:23)