Our son-in-law, a professional photographer, was to film a football game at a stadium he had never visited. 

Relying on his knowledge of the area and the technology in his vehicle, he set out. He drove anxiously through darkness to numerous dead ends, finally accepting that he was lost. He stopped, got out of the car and looked around. There in the distance he saw the stadium lights’ glow. Watching the light, he drove steadily toward it.

Sometimes in our life’s journey we struggle to find the way. We rely on knowledge, education and our sense of control. But inevitably, we come to dead ends trying to find our way through pain, relationships and even worship or church responsibilities. As life darkens, we may feel frustrated, helpless and lost, forgetting the light that God shines on the path to lead us.

Where is that light? It is in prayer, in meditation and in reading God’s word. 

Sometimes this light shines as clearly as from the strong lights of a stadium; sometimes we have just enough to see the next step on our path. Either way, when we rely on God we can move ahead with confidence that he is with us, lighting the way.

Prayer: Giver of light, we admit that we are in darkness; we are lost without daily light from you. Help us to see your light and to follow. Amen