Remind the darkness that we are the light.

5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it. -John 1:5
I know I’ve mentioned this before but a long time ago I read a Bible passage that’s stuck with me, John 1:5. Quite simply it says that the light shines in the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it. Not exactly sure why that always moved me, maybe it’s the spirit of hope that it gives. That no matter how bad things get God is always there. It’s to the point where I’ve made it a point when I work, underground, in the dark I simply carve out a John 1:5 on the wall. It’s always been my hope that someone will see it at a moment that they need to. Which brings me to today. Driving through Manhattan today I was verbally threatened at a stop light by a person who knew nothing about me. Now I was a little taken aback for two reasons:1-like I said I was just sitting at a red light, so there was no prior interaction. 2-I’ve quite literally been described as “menacing looking”. Because of size in most cases, even the unstable tend to bypass me on their rants. Although I simply smiled and said “have a nice day” as I drove off, I was absolutely a little rattled by it when I let it sink in. And a few hours later as I was standing in an underground structure scratching my message on the wall when what that passage means hit me again. There’s no doubt that we are living in dark times right now and as much as the fight or flight instinct is prompting us to react we have to trust Him. Believe in Him. There’s an old saying that goes something like “we make a plan and God laughs”, now is absolutely one of those times. This is exactly the time where we have to live our lives the way God wants. Nothing strikes more fear into the heart of evil than faith. We need to remind the world that the light is stronger than the darkness. Know that I’m always praying for you, and remember to live the Faith. God bless.