“Ironically, though light can be scarce at night, the darkness can often bring clarity.” Richard Christensen
By: Gabriela Yareliz
We often talk about the clarity light brings us. We rarely talk about the clarity found in darkness.
The truth is, some of the darkest moments in life clarify things for us. We see things not as we wish them to be, but as they really are. Jonah found his clarity in the darkness of the belly of the big fish.
Have you ever walked down a street or area at night, and it looks different than it did during the day and vice versa? Sometimes, it’s not even about clarity but perspective. It’s not better or worse— just different.
A wide open field when the sun is rising and the fog is low is different than the same field at night with the moonlight. All redemption carries some darkness. Joy comes in the morning. But there is no morning without the preceding night.
Nights can be quieter, more solitary, but also, absolutely illuminating. Suddenly, we can see the same thing differently. Life is like that. Life lets us see both.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 