“You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.” Psalm 18:28

As the time change settles in, I am increasingly aware of what happens when darkness comes earlier than expected. As time ticks by, my brain starts to log and remember things that I had forgotten about, or taken advantage of, when the light was shining. Plans now require PRE-planning…or at least a different kind of preparation.

Last late afternoon, or in this case night, I looked outside the church just before our Wednesday night get together, and saw darkness where light had been before. It reminded me that I had just replaced the light bulb over our parking lot. Running out to check it, I found the parking lot engulfed in darkness! That new bulb had burned out…having only lasted about a week! People just arriving now had to walk in darkness to get inside to the light.

With the hotly debated 2020 Presidential election over, much of the nation is left hanging with thoughts of ‘what’s next?’ We STILL don’t know the results and it may be some time before we do. That said, I find it intriguing that BOTH side of the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, are united under a mutual blanket of uncertainty. Which may not be a bad thing, since rioters planning to riot now have no excuse to do so!

This morning, as uncertainty and sunrise rose together, I took a deep breath and sensed God’s Presence. What seemed new to me, a perceived dark, anxiousness, suddenly became hidden under the blanket of HIS Light. I was reminded that while I had been sleeping, and horribly I might add, my Heavenly Father, had been wide awake. He already knew all about what was troubling me. And HE was NOT anxious. I smiled when He urged me to join Him.

I love David and his Psalms, since my emotions so often reflect his. This morning I can smile and rejoice with my brother David, who I will one day hang out with, and parallel his sense of wonder that in darkness, God IS my bright burning lamp. He ALWAYS goes before me in both sunshine and storm. NOTHING takes Him by surprise.

I pray that God is YOUR light as well. If He is, you have no need to fear ANY Darkness! Look up and Shine on!