Tagged: Dark Night of the Soul

For C, with love …Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. Exodus 20:21 I awoke to the sound of hyenas last night. In the darkness, everything seemed wild and terrifying. Anything could happen, or so I thought in the inky black of my bedroom. Are they at my window? Will they devour me? Am I safe? As my focus cut through the heavy blanket of sleep, I remembered the truth. I am in Kenya, there are many wild animals here, but I am safe. The hyenas cackled away as if my realization had them in stitches. In the dark, everything can seem wild and terrifying. Anything could happen, right? Sometimes, even God is shrouded in darkness. He who is the Light, to… Read More

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry."  Jesus, in Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus' famous words in Matthew 11 have beckoned to me during many a season of exhaustion. But today, as I read them in context, I see a new invitation. There is something else that weighs me down, something that steals my joy and zaps my energy. It's the sin of pride, and like a sneaky lion, it constantly crouches in the periphery of my life,… Read More