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I had a dream.
And you were in it. You were in absolute darkness. So heavy, you couldn't even see your palm stretched out ahead of you.
The Holy Spirit, taking the form of a matchstick flame, leads you onwards. It was a tiny source of light, but in that blackness, it was more than enough. The flame on the matchstick... never burned itself out. You kept holding onto it, and it guides your way.
It brings you to this huge candle suddenly.
And it is the glory, the light, and the warmth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
Its flame is intense, never wavering at all but holds still.
And like the matchstick fire... It never burns out.
It never flickers.
You went towards it and embraces it. Its warmth is so all-encompassing and refreshing. It saturates you from the inside out.
You looked into the flame's core and suddenly you realized that even while you stood in complete darkness, albeit in the glow of the Light, you saw that it does not matter that you have no idea where you are in this moment and in this uncertainty... You are dwelling in His presence.
And you said out loud, "I am exactly where I am supposed to be. Here in the Lord's presence, trusting Him. And it is enough for me."
There in the deep darkness, a man stands embracing the only source of Light. There, in the stark black atmosphere, is a peace on his face and his eyes are shut tight in contemplation and in awe.
And flowing from the candle to the man, all this while still gripping the lit matchstick tight in his hand, comes intimacy and a sense of mystery and the 'unknown'.
And there upon the black background, is a picture perfect moment of a man... and the Light that would never flicker or fade.
Amen.
