Streams of Comfort

The highlight of my week is that my headlight went out. It’s one of those things you don’t realize you need until it’s gone. But as it turns out, both headlights are pretty necessary. They are not for decoration. I noticed it when I was driving home one evening. I had gotten out of work late. As I was driving down the road, I hit a deep pothole because it was on the side where the light was out. I realized then how important having both lights is. They are meant to illuminate the path forward. This month we’re talking about being lost. Exploring what that meant in the bible. Often those deemed lost, were those that strayed from the “straight path”, as Peter says (2 Peter 2). If Jesus is the lamp unto our feet, let us not turn from Him. It will be like trying to drive at night without headlights. 

My body is not a coffin for my pain;
I have to let it go.
This pain was never mine to keep;
I did not buy it.
This pain was never meant for me;
I only caught it.
It seemed to lessen my soul’s dissonance.
The ache I feel is only permanent;
Jesus tells me so.
My body is not a reservoir for fear;
I forget sometimes.
To stop listening to the cowardice of the enemy;
The one who has lost his way.
Our bodies are a placeholder for our soul;
Until we can be free.

Alice R.