The Dark Wood

The special blessing of the dark wood (as I have learned too slowly) is that its very density and darkness makes that Word—a lamp to our feet—so much more necessary. Suddenly we can be surprised by the tender comforts that our Father has strewn for us in the very deepest corners of gloom. The assured shaft of piercing sunlight; the bubbling fountain of crystal bringing softly the music of what awaits you just a little farther on—beyond the dark wood: the joy that cometh in the morning—your valley of Berachah (2 Chronicles 20:26). The wide open valley of blessing and gladness.
- Colin Campbell

In one of those one-link-leads-to-another wandering sort of paths, I stumbled upon Comment magazine online.  And then, a few more clicks down the trail, I came upon The Dark Wood.  Recently I have oft contemplated and meditated on light and darkness, and Light and Darkness, and what a comfort it is to find both light and Light in the most unexpected places...

(art credit:  digital collage painting, The Dark Wood, by Colin Campbell)