Lessons from the Morning Sky

Hello All,

What lessons can we learn from the morning sky?

With the changing seasons, lighting and hues, I often feel the weight of unpredictability and uncertainty. Although technology has weather forecasting systems in place, we can never be certain of the future, of what lies ahead.

Life is unpredictable and often laden with troubles and struggles. In the rough winds of life, who or what do you look to for hope?

Lessons from the Morning Sky

By Joanne Liaw Sook Ling

Darkness clouds the atmosphere

Darkness shrouds my faint heart with fear

Darkness conceals what lies ahead

Uncertainties make me afraid

In the crevice of darkness

I see a glimmer of brightness

It's hope I see, though it be frail

I know God's faithfulness prevails

In dark times, God is our light

His light makes our fears take flight

His light grows brighter as clouds part

Christ, the Light, brings hope to our hearts

Christ, the Light, is ever present

Though, in our eyes, He seems absent

He is present behind the clouds

Our eyes, darkness no longer shrouds

His light breaks through the darkness

Our sins He's pierced with His brightness

He's dealt with our greatest darkness

Do not fear the lesser darkness

Our hope flows like a fountain

Though our future be uncertain

Fear not! Take courage in Jesus

Our Shepherd who gently leads us

Points for Reflection:

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

(John 16:33 ESV)

·         Those were the very words of Jesus Christ, the Light of the world. The One who has overcome the world.

·         In the darkness of our situation, it may seem as if the Light is not present. We feel alone and despondent.

·         But we are not alone, for Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. We cannot see Him when our eyes are clouded by anxieties and sorrows. Plead with Him to part the clouds. Find rest in Him.

·         In this world, we will have problems. But Jesus has overcome the greatest problem of humanity – sin, and death. For those of us who trust in Him, we need not worry about our eternal destiny after death. Moreover, life on earth and its problems are temporal.

·         Are you facing dark times? Are you turning to Jesus Christ, the Light, for comfort and hope?

·         His light breaks through the darkness. Our sins He's pierced with His brightness. He's dealt with our greatest darkness. Do not fear the lesser darkness.