Thought for the Week - 14.11.24

As we move deeper into the winter, and the nights get longer, and start earlier, it can be difficult to keep one’s spirits up. 

So many of us find we are at work or school during all of the daylight hours, and as much as we may love snuggling up on the couch under a warm blanket in the evenings, we feel the effects of the darkness. 

And so, we look for ways to bring light to our lives. It may be lighting the fire in the lounge in the evenings, or putting up Christmas lights just a little bit earlier than one might expect. It might be bringing out the scented candles, or changing our schedules to allow us to get outside more during the few daylights hours that we do have.

The effect that a single candle can have in a dark room is incredible; not only the physical, practical effect of allowing us to see where we are going, but the effect is has on morale. 

A small light in the darkness lifts the spirits, and lightens the soul. 

John 1:5 says: ‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ 

No matter how dark or desolate our lives feel, God’s light is always there, if we just allow it to light up our path. If we accept that light, it will lift our spirits, guide us through the darkness and show us the way to a brighter future, surrounded by God’s love.