The Light

The Light

Tenth Avenue North

I have run into the darkness

I have hidden from Your grace

From the light of Your salvation

To the shadows I embrace

Can You find me in the valley

In this hatred I have loved?

Can the God who sees the future

Still be blind to all I've done?

Sunrise, love invade the night

Bring light, in morning satisfy

Sunrise, Your mercy floods the sky

You are the Light, Father and Savior

Spirit Divine, Truth and the Life

You are the Light, Father and Savior 

Holy Spirit Divine, Giver of life

You are the Light

My sin has left me cold and shaking

At Your throne I am undone

But I can feel Your joy is rising

Underneath bright heaven's sun

Words can't define You

Fail to describe You

You're more than I can say

But the heavens speak

And the skies cry out

In colors of Your grace 

This song is absolutely beautiful. It's so, so difficult for me to comprehend the depth of His grace.  But the answer is always found in His attributes--He is not silent, He is present.  Like the song says, the heavens speak and the skies cry out.  Without Him, we would be living in literal darkness. It's only the truth of love of God that keep the darkness at bay.  Some days it feels like I'm only seeing the dark...but that only reveals more to me that He is the only light.  There's no other true light: this is what I realize when I fall and fail and try to replace Him. When I'm broken, cold, heartless, torn, crushed...He's like a fire that defrosts my hands. He's like a bulb in a dark cave. He's the only answer.