Hues of Darkness

"But if your eyes are bad,
your whole body will be full of darkness.
If then the light within you is darkness,
how great is that darkness!"
[Mt 6:23]

The advent candle's halo-glow warms the room, diverts the eyes toward soothing light. A child's voice reading scripture fills the void, music to the heart, feast for the soul. The body is weightless with peace. I sense the healthy eyes this verse speaks of and the presence of God that casts out darkness.

Great darkness I've known. Seen in others. It comes in many hues.

The darkness of hopelessness.

The darkness of ignorance.

Darkness of sin.

Darkness of doubt.

Dark storms deep within.

Darkness of hatred; anger; indifference.

Darkness from being blind to truth. Blind to both light and darkness. Can the darkness be so dark you can't even see it? Can your eyes be so filled with it you can't see the lack of light? Sadly, yes. How great that darkness can be.

Not greater than the Glorious Light. He fears not darkness. He created from the dark abyss of nothing. He entered the dark womb of humanity to adorn flesh. Birthed into the dark of night. Darkness filled the sky as He died on Calvary's Cross. Buried in a darkened tomb. Victorious He rose. Blinding light filling death's chamber.

I rest my eyes on the light of advent. I rest in Light. Let Him fill every crevice.

Light a candle of Christmas. Bask in it's glow and fill your eyes with light.

Heaven's Pure Light is welcome here, wanted here, needed here. Bring health to these eyes to see it and eyes to see darkness that need be given over to Your sovereign Light. Amen.