I had a conversation with a dear friend recently who was preparing for a very serious, major surgery.
I told her that I couldn’t even imagine what she was going through and that she was in my prayers as she prepared.
She responded:
“It’s really been such a beautiful ride. All of it. I think it comes down to, do you trust Him? And I trust Him so I’ve just felt peace. Do you know what I mean?”
And I knew EXACTLY what she meant.
I’ve had similar moments.
Those times where, on paper, everything should seem dark.
The diagnosis.
The loss.
The heartbreak.
These times should be dark.
Maybe you are going through a time that, on paper, sounds pretty dark right now.
Whatever version of “hard” you’ve been dealt right now.
But the sign of Christ’s birth in the Americas wasn’t just for the Nephites and Lamanites.
This is what Christ has always done.
This is what He continues to do.
When the sun goes down, when things are SUPPOSED to be dark,
He brings us that light.
The whole night long.
He doesn’t erase the night.
He doesn’t usually get rid of the tough situation.
But He gives us that sustaining light THROUGH the night.
The power to see true perspective, to see His plan, to feel His love.
“Oh Savior, stay this night with me.”
What a beautiful gift that He gives us, that I can never even begin to repay.
“…at the going down of the sun there was no darkness”. (3 Nephi 1:15)
He makes things light, especially when it should be dark.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
