Blog Entry

Unexpected Light

November 17, 2011 by , under Spiritual Growth.

In the spiritual life there are times of testing; indeed, of tribulation.  These times can be of varying lengths — days, months, years — even decades.

They’re times when we feel overshadowed — heavily boxed in by something:  a dilemma, a predicament, a particular set of circumstances that we cannot extricate ourselves from.

We have to wait for deliverance from above.

Yet, sometimes during these trials, we can glimpse an unexpected light — an encouragement to persevere…