I know this picture is a little hard to see. It’s hard to take pictures in the dark, but what I saw filled my heart so. As you might know, I love walking in the dark. The thing I love about walking in the dark is that it helps me to see clearly the Light. It makes me focus. It makes me aware. The world we live in is super bright with so many things that are supposed to help us see, supposed to illuminate us, but they don’t, they distract. Sometimes in order to see the Light we just have to walk in the dark.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10
I’ve mentioned before we live at the foot of the mountain. And I’ve mentioned before, atop the mountain are several towers, three of which are lit with flashing lights. Their rhythmic flash of red grows in intensity. This flashing is to let folks know that there is a tower atop the mountain. It’s not a loud, blaring light, it’s a soft, silent sign of the tower. The flashing red lights are not as visible during the day, when the world is filled with screaming lights. You can only completely see the tower light, against the backdrop of dark.
There’s one spot on our drive that fills with water when it rains. It’s not exactly a pothole, it’s more of a dip and it tends to hold water at the slightest rain. Mud and leaves collect there making it a good mudpuddle. When I’m walking after a rain, I try to be conscious of the puddle for obvious reasons, I don’t want to walk through the puddle and get all slopped up and my feet wet. But as I’m looking out for the puddle, I notice something. The silent signal of the tower is reflecting in the puddle. I could see the light from the tower shining in the mud. I stood there for a few minutes just watching, watching the flashing tower and the light in the puddle’s silent promise. My heart fluttered.
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5
His assurance to us is His Light in our darkness. The reflection of our Strong Tower in the mudpuddles of life is so comforting. The Light nods to us, wraps his arms of love around us and says I’ve got you. The Light is His pledge that even in the puddles of life, He will still shine. He will not leave, change, or move away. His Light will continue to shine in our dark places — slowly, steadily, constantly, growing in intensity. The puddles won’t last forever, eventually those puddles dry up and the mud is washed away. Until then, look for the Light in the dark.