King David understood the difference between darkness and light, having trafficked in both during his years of adventuring with the Lord. He grew to appreciate how light brings liberation from the grasp of darkness. He wrote this line of praise to God: For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.

By the light of the Lord we wisely parse the ways of this world. If I’m open to it, the light of God shines into every crevice of my life, disinfecting, cleaning and healing. God is light, and before him shadows flee. Although I sometimes prefer to remain in those shadows, David reminds me that life is better in the light.

Psalm 36:9

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