Saturday, October 31, 2009

Light In a Dark World

Darkness. Black nothingness. And a whole lot of it. I looked all around. I couldn't see a single thing. It was strange. Almost like I wasn't there or something. But yet I was. How or where I couldn't tell you. It almost seemed like I was just watching everything take place. I don't really know. Then suddenly I could see a bit. It was still just as dark as before, but I could see through the darkness somehow. I could see movement. Slowly I was seeing clearer and clearer. There, right there. I could see something. It looked like a person. Yeah, there was people all over. I looked around and saw that I could see everything. Like literally everything. I mean the whole world. And it was was pitch dark. Yet people were still living their lives like normal. They acted like it wasn't even dark. I was pondering on this, when I happened to see a man walking around with a candle. The strange thing is, it wasn't lit! I couldn't believe it! He was living his life normally. The only thing weird I noticed about him was that occasionally someone would point to his candle and say something to him. He didn't seem to have time for it. Before I could think about that very much, I saw another man holding a candle. It was lit. The light flickered in the darkness, brightly. Everywhere he went he was noticed. I looked closer. I could see people make their way towards the light. They hesitated and shrank back into the darkness as soon as the light from the candle fell on them. The man began to hand out candles to everyone he met. Most looked at it warily. Many, many people threw it down and ran away. They seemed to think "Why do I need this! I was just fine before!" and turned their back on the light, walking back into the darkness. The man then told the people that there was only one way to lite the candle, and then told them how. Some people began to get angry at the man, saying that he thought he was special for having the light. They could not see that they were stumbling around, as if blind all their life. Others of them were afraid. And then I saw one man step directly into the candlelight's beam and stand there. He asked a question. He then knelt down, as if to pray, and remained in that position for some time. After awhile I saw him move and looked hard. I saw that the man who's candle was lit was standing over the other man. Suddenly I saw that there was two lights. The other man's candle had been lit. He stood up, and said something, then walked away, light shining forth. Not because of light from himself. But from the candle. He had realized that he was blind without it, and needed it to see. I began to look around closely, and saw that here and there around the world, there were candles lit, and sometimes groups of then. I saw that many, many people held candles in their hands. Very few of them were lit. Then, I couldn't see anymore. It was just black. But I knew. I began to think hard about what I had seen. Suddenly I felt my mind whirling about me, spinning out of control. The image before me began to transform. White. White brightness. And a whole lot of it. Suddenly I realized I was looking at my ceiling. I looked around and saw I was in my room, and in my bed. I almost laughed. But the image of those people though, stumbling around in the dark was still there. And frankly, I hope it never goes away.

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This was not a real dream by the way. I made it up, as you probably guessed. Just something that's been on my mind lately! Justin is doing great, and he's growing, slowly but surely! Thanks for your continued prayers!

God Bless You All!

Kevin

9 comments:

~Amy Thomson~ said...

Hi Kevin!

Cool post!

Glad Justin's doing well! Amy's been keeping me updated.

Still praying for him!!

In Christ,

Amy

Bethany said...

Excellent writing Kevin! Very very descriptive, I felt like I was really into the story. How very true too, there are so many lost people around us, stumbling in the darkness.

So glad to here Justin's continuing to do well. Still praying for him here!

~Bethany~

Lynnae said...

That is a great post. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.
That's wonderful that Justin is feeling better.
In Christ,
Lynnae

Beth said...

That was a GREAT post! Thanks for that. =)

Camden said...

Great reminder, Kevin. Very similarly, my perspective was transformed when I stopped thinking of myself as another person in the masses, and I started seeing myself as someone freed from bondage, seeing others as locked in chains. Thanks for this reminder!

Camden

Maiden Princess said...

Kevin,

Very good blog post! What a great reminder, now all we have to do is live it! That's the hard part, it shouldn't be, but it is.

Because of Grace,
Maiden Princess

Adam said...

Hi Kevin

Great post I wish I could
write like that.

Signed A Brother in Christ

Adam from One Texans View...

Unknown said...

hey,
I justs found your blog through my friend madison scott and i really like it! that was an incredible post! convicting reminder and i wonder how many times i've chosen to not share my light when the Lord gave me opportunities. great writing!
God bless,
Caroline

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