And the Song Goes On

Written Easter 2020 but based on ideas and thoughts that I had been having for a long time. And honestly, this Easter, I find these words comforting once again. 

And The Song Goes On
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Darkness. 
Despair. 
Silence. 
Hopelessness crushing in around me,
Stealing my breath
As I search the starless sky in vain. 

How can this be good?
How can love allow so much pain?
How can the brokenness shattered around me be good?

How can I trust a god
Who sacrifices the One He loves most?
Yet, how can I not?

How can I not trust the One
Who willingly gave everything 
For the scattered shards of myself?
How can I not love the One
Who took my greatest pain out of love?
How can I not worship the One
Who calls me Beloved?

For a moment,
Darkness descends. 
For a moment,
Hopelessness overwhelms.
For a moment,
The silence is deafening. 

But just for a moment. 

Even here in the darkness,
A beam of light penetrates the darkness,
Diving into the depths
And chasing away the shadows. 

Even here in the crushing despair,
Hope pulses,
Beckoning me towards the promise of morning,
Redemption, and new life. 

Even here in the silence,
The air thrums with the faint notes of love,
Swelling into a song of life —
An anthem of victory. 

I want to bottle this moment up. 
Capture this feeling. 
Save it for the nights full of doubt. 

Despite my doubts,
My endless searching —
Love pursues,

Filling my sky with stars
And leaving me breathless,
Light with the weight of glory. 
As light prevails, 
Hope endures,
And the song goes on. 

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” ~ John 1:5