Seeking the Light

It was dark and deep,

It was wet and cold,

Darkness was all I knew,

Till something pushed me through.

The light was dull,

But it was still brighter,

Than the days spent,

In utter darkness.

Slowly, very gradually,

Did I move up,

But once I saw the blazing light,

I wanted to get back down.

I couldn't even if I tried,

I was young and tender,

But as days turned to months,

I grew stronger, yearning for the light.

There were dark days,

And I reminisced the days of utter darkness,

But even in those moments I looked for the light,

And I found it one ray at a time.

Everything in nature teaches us tiny but valuable lessons. Most often we go through life without noticing them. A small seed when planted in the soil, takes a while for the shoot to surface but in that time, it is undecided whether it needs to grow. We too like the seeds get comfortable in our dark spots of life. When life pushes us into the next phase, we are undecided, but when the darkness becomes too dreary we walk towards the light. But the light or the goodness is often too overwhelming that we seek the comfort of the darkness. Unlike the sapling we have a choice and we need to choose right, that is walking towards the light. A plant always grows towards the sunlight until it droops down and dies. Similarly, we need to walk in the light of the word of God. The 'darkness' is different for every person, but it has the similar outcome of leaving you cold, sad and full of regret.

 Turn your eyes to Jesus, the light of the world, even on days when the darkness seems to take control.  And I assure you, that you can find the goodness of God, one ray of light at a time.