Seeking Light

“There is darkness in all of us.”

What was said around that doesn’t matter because it’s all about that one statement. It was one that made me pop my head up at mass Saturday, resonating in a way that I believe represents daily life for each of us in some way.

I believe that most of life is light, it is filled with hope, inspiration, and love. But sometimes life can be dark or there can be dark aspects to it. Our world today might feel completely dark to some people. And there are people who won’t see the light no matter how hard they look (and ignoring the light inside themselves).

There are times when we feel more hopeful than others. For the most part, my life is filled with hope although I have about one day each month where I can’t feel it. Yet that doesn’t mean it’s not there; as I said, I don’t believe I can feel or see it on that one day and then the next day it comes back as if it had needed a short rest.

That’s the darkness inside of me, the darkness that I can’t stand in the early morning hours before the sun is up and everything looks distorted in darkness because shadows cause things to be misshapen.

I do believe we must have that darkness because it makes us appreciate light and it helps us grow. We don’t grow and move forward in life if everything is perfect. We need lessons and challenges to help us create a wealth of life inside us. We should acknowledge darkness inside us. The key is not getting caught there. It would be like opening the door, seeing the darkness, and saying, “Okay. I see you.” Then shutting the door and moving forward where there is light.

After all, there are many things we can say about darkness, but I always remember– it doesn’t last. Light has to come.