The Shadows

Over the last couple of weeks, our small group has been looking at 1 John. We've had several discussions about what it means to walk in the light. It has caused me to think a lot about the time I spend in the shadows. Not quite in the light. Not quite in darkness.

"God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."

"Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness...he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him."


The Shadows

In the Shadows
I feel safe.

I can see the Light,
But still, I’m hidden.
No one can see my shame.

The Light compels me though,
And for a time I bask in the Son.
I close my eyes and feel the warmth.

But sometimes I stumble.
and when I open my eyes and look around
I see that I’m in the edge of the Shadow again
and I didn’t even know it.

It feels comfortable.
And safe.
But Darkness lurks in the shadows.

Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me.