From Darkness to Light

-- Looking Down --

Looking down, I stumble as darkness surrounds me.

My hands shake; my heart races; I cannot see.

The path I chose was a noble one—

or so I thought.

It shouted of fame, of glory, of pleasure,

yet left me with pain and worry without measure.

As the path unravels, the darkness sinks deeper;

my soul comes undone.

The walls of night close in, crushing my heart.

Light is swallowed up—

and the shudder of darkness fractures my soul.

I fall down.

The path I chose was never noble,

but for my own name.

I desired my treasure, my glory,

to spend as I pleased.

Now silence settles over the ruins of my pride.

Broken, I surrender.

-- Looking Up --

Suddenly, upward I look; a Light pierces the sky.

The Light is faint, but the longer I gaze,

the stronger it grows.

Pure and lovely, it fills my sight.

A ray of heat flashes through my frozen heart.

This Light calls out to me,

and a seed of hope is planted within.

His voice—rolling like the sound of thunder—

is Yahweh Himself.

“Look behind you,” He commands—

as darkness flees from His glory.

-- Looking Behind --

Dazed, I obey and look behind me.

In the distance shines another Light, unlike the first.

It glows blood-red, veiled in sorrow—

the Savior on the cross.

As I gaze, pain ignites within my soul.

A weight of shame,

too heavy to bear,

presses me to the ground.

Thunder roars in the night sky.

I collapse as shadows deepen within my spirit.

My sins have nailed Him to the tree.

“Look at My Son.”

Once again, I set my gaze upon the cross.

Then something strange begins to stir within me.

This weight of pain transforms

into a weight of redemptive glory.

“He was killed for you, once blind,

so that now you could see.”

A glow of red beams from the cross,

illuminating my path.

This crimson road is now mine to walk.

As I step forward, another Light appears—

a Light called Eternity.

-- Looking Ahead --

This Light—clear as a diamond

and bright as a star—guides the road before me.

Wind rushes through the night.

Another Light descends,

pure as crystal, graceful as a dove.

Then a second follows, sharp as a sword.

The first Light—the Spirit—

dwells within me.

The second Light—God’s Word—

guides my path to Eternity.

Redeemed and filled with joy,

I hear my Father proclaim to me:

“Look above to your Father,

behind to your Savior,

ahead to your Home—

and you will be safely guided

through this journey.”

And so I rise—eyes lifted, heart restored—

and walk the road that leads to Light everlasting.

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