Light

“If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me,

and the light about me be night,’

even the darkness is not dark to you;

the night is bright as the day,

for darkness is as light with you.”

-Psalm 139:11-12

Of course you didn’t ask for this pain

This sickness

This hurt

This battle

Of course you struggle to face it

This disease

This shame

This war

But remember who I Am

I Am the light

I Am the Good Shepherd

I Am your healer

I never promised you ease

But I did promise this:

I Am your God

I Am a solid rock

I Am your shield

I have felt your pain

I have felt your sorrows

I feel your pain

I feel your sorrows

I walked through the darkest valley for you

I overcame it with light

You may not see me now

But I Am present

I Am here

I Am yours

Of course you didn’t ask for this

Of course you don’t want to face it

But darkness is as light in me,
It won’t stay dark forever.