Light in the Seams

Sometimes, even without school, I feel an inexplicable amount of stress... work obligations, church meetings, projects and preparations, family plans, (feeling like you have to be social even when you just want to eat then go to sleep forever...*ahem*). Each of these things, though very worthy and valuable pursuits, can add up. I start to feel the weight and pressure of time as it sits on me, reminding me of that day in my youth when Brigham put me in a cardboard box then sat on it... Quite the unpleasant experience, I might say.

But just as I felt trapped in the box (basically--I mean I could've gotten out, but I'm a good, obliging sister:), I noticed the area inside the box was not complete darkness. There was a light coming in through the seams of the box.

Now, this may not seem like much, but to a girl beginning to feel slightly short of calm as she sat alone in a box, this was a strong comfort. The light streaming through the seams was a reassuring warmth that let me know there was still light outside the darkness of the box, still breathable hope beyond the confining space of my enclosure.

There is always light beyond the edges of the dark. There is a reason it's called "going through" bad times; these things do pass, even though it may not seem that way at the present. "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." ~Victor Hugo

When we find ourselves in the dark, there is no better way to gain a real peace and comfort than by reaching towards the light of the Savior. Christ knows just how we feel because He has felt it. He has been through what we're in the middle of... having faith in the Lord--trusting His will and His timing--means trusting our unknown future to the One who does know. Because He has trod this path, He knows how best to lead us to the other side.

"For after all," as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, "the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain."

The Lord is in charge of the rain, dear friends, and He knows the beginning from the end.

As I face these moments of darkness, I know I can find light in Him. He always shows me the seams in my box.

 

 

Note: This post was originally published on my blog, https://lookingupinsong.blogspot.com, 21 June 2013.