AFTER DIM

Ever have those times when you come out of some dark place and into the daylight? The sun's light really isnt' any different.

But our eyes have the problem. They take time to adjust to the changes. And yet for a few seconds when exposed to the light again we see it as being far more intense.

On a spiritual level the first time we see spiritual light it can be overwhelming. And we make give in to the urge to see it as meaning we somehow have special sight.

God didn't change, not did His light change. But our ability to see it has changed. If we keep this in focus it does help later.

For when we do not it can lead to misunderstandings. We can lose our capacity for being objective.

Our eyes can end up only seeing truth in a limited light. And we may even lose the ability to perceive colors.

Those being the shades of knowledge. We can get so caught up in seeing things as black and white.

And that never helps us with seeing the world as it is. All it does is make us vulnerable to distortions.

We can decide the whole world can be shrunk down into our mind and made translated into only what we want it to be. And if we do that then our mind closes off to learning.

For some times the path of light, which leads to God is one where we sadly stumble. And the Lord will allow that if we take time to get too caught up with pride.

It becomes a form of blindfold. One that honestly we keep on even though we stumble. Because we love feeling we are wise and know the truth even if we don't see it correctly.

I am grateful that God's grace still tarries with us in our own personal darkness. He is merciful and will keep tarrying with us even when we are prone to misunderstand.

For He does know when we are corrupted by our sight and when we are just having problems adjusting. And he can see the difference in our souls.

But the problem is when we just keep stumbling and never notice the bruises. Then we can not let the Lord's hints get our attention.

The great thing is that this is never a permanent condition if at some point we stop being blind. Then He will help us start over.

Which is never bad when it helps us along the way.