Remembering in the darkness

Sleep didn't come easily last night. At first I felt frustration at the prospect of lying awake in the dark when my body needed rest. Then this image popped into my mind. I've been remembering memories of the past lately as I've been involved in a writing project.

This photo was taken just a year ago. I was in a country shrouded by darkness of a variety of blacks and browns. It was my honor and privilege to be there. Though I went to be an encouragement and hope, what I brought back was much more than I took. I came home with a heart full of memories that fill me yet today with encouragement and hope. I've made life long friends who reside there. I am continually moved to be more grateful, to risk more, and to look for the Light in the darkness of whatever is swirling around me today. This photo sums it up for me. Things are covered there with a darkness of man's making, but God - the Light - is coming. He's coming for my dear friends there and He is coming for me and you too!