Devotional-Discussion thought of the evening….

There are days where it seems that what we do makes little difference, the flood caused by sin’s damage is too great, to overwhelming.  No matter where you look in this world, we see the damage caused by sin, the brokenness, the wounded, even those we think are the perpetrators – yet are victims of sin’s bondage as well.

The tendency to drop into despair, to get depressed, to want to give in, give up is there.  I’ve known those kinds of days

But surrendering to hopelessness is only one of the choices to make… there is another way to surrender ….

Seek union with God and buoy yourself up with hope—that sure virtue!—because Jesus will illuminate the way for you with the light of his mercy, even in the darkest night. (1)

You see, there is a blessing in the darkness – for in the darkness we find our exactly how much we need His light.  We realize our helplessness, we realize we cannot make it, and we remember….. His Body, His Blood, broken and shed for us, the promise that we aren’t in the darkness, not meant to be there, but we belong in His glory, brought there in His mercy, because of His love.

We have to remember that, when the darkness seems to overwhelming, when the cares of the world cause anxiety, when we for the moment… forget His love…

Lord – Have mercy upon us, may we ever dwell in Your glory… and may we be confident, that we are never left by You, in the dark.  AMEN!

(1)Escriva, Josemaria (2011-01-31). The Forge (Kindle Locations 1192-1194). Scepter Publishers. Kindle Edition.