Darkness

I heard this statement yesterday and it has been stuck in my head. "The Darkness doesn't have any answers." Six words yet full of so much truth. It got me think about where I go when things go bad where do I turn to. I think a lot of times we tend to hold on to the darkness or dive further in because for some odd reason we think that will help. We hold that grudge, we let that anger boil over, we refuse to forgive, and we find needs was to hurt the ones who hurt us. Perfect example is this from a movie that is quoted quiet often in my family, The Princess Bride. Inigo Montoya is a man who has lived the majority of his life trying to hunt down the man who killed his father; all he knows is that the man has six fingers. Inigo finally gets his revenge at the end of the movie and what he keeps saying as he is battling this six fingered man is "My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father prepare to die." Then at the end of the movie he looks at Westley and tells him that he doesn't know what to do now since he had spent his whole life in the revenge business. Inigo thought that all his answers would come with his revenge but instead it left him empty. Emptiness is all that the darkness has to offer. The answers are in the light. Think about it. If you walk into a room that is pitch black you can't see anything so how would you find what you are looking for. However if you add just a little bit of little things begin to be revealed. So the next time something comes around and you want to find hope or the answer to the pain you have look to the light. God is there is show you the way. The Darkness has nothing for you.
Today was 1 Sam. 1-3 in the Bible reading. It actually fits quiet well with the post. It is a story of Hannah who is barren and is very upset about this. It is God who finally gives her a son, Samuel. Go read it. It is a cool story.