Presbygrow

“The Light shines in the darkness but the darkness has not overcome it.”
– John 1:5

I woke up early the other day to go for a run.  It’s becoming a habit of mine to do this, although I generally loath getting up early (I have always been a night owl).  But as I begin running longer routes, I find myself in the odd position of having to be creative with my time.  That’s tough for me especially since I’ve never been that creative.  So this morning I wake up at 5 am, stumble through our seminary apartment, manage to get dressed and realize that it’s completely dark outside.  The sun hasn’t even thought of breaking over the horizon for at least another hour and a half or so.  As I think about the route I’ve chosen for the day, my second realization is that there are not very many lights on the route. In fact it’s through the park which always seems a little darker than the rest of the world because there is virtually no extra help beating back the consuming darkness.  With no time to scour the house for a flashlight, I find a small key chain with one of those LED lights attached, you know, the ones you get in your stocking at Christmas and then resides in that drawer in the kitchen with all the other odd items with no real place in the home.  Not a big light but it worked.  I hoped and prayed that this little light would at least keep me moderately safe from oncoming cars and other runners/bikers who might not be able to see me or keep me from tripping or having a branch slap me in the face  So there it was, me and this little key chain light versus the darkness and all the unknown that it holds.
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