(our theme for September)

In reading this verse, I am reminded of the lyrics to a song from an episode I once watched of Only Murders in The Building entitled “Look for The Light”. Those lyrics are as follows:

In the episode, this song is from a musical one of the protagonists is writing and is sung as a lullaby from a nanny to a young child in her care, assuring them that should they get lost in their nightmares to look for the love of their nanny, in other words, a lighthouse in the middle of a dark ocean.

Upon listening to this song outside of the context of the show, I’ve found that it’s a beautiful illustration of the love of our God serving as a lighthouse and a glimmer of hope. I believe that we are all guilty of letting the darkness take over when our souls are troubled. While we may often find ourselves feeling like boats adrift in a dark ocean during difficult times, God’s love is our lighthouse, unwavering and unfaltering through the toughest of storms, and there to guide us ashore. We are never truly hopeless, for so long as we praise God, we will always have a gleam of hope in the midst of troubling waters.

God, thank you for weathering each storm for us and serving as a lighthouse guiding us out of troubled waters. Help us to remember that bad times don’t last forever and that we are never without hope so long as we worship you. We look for the light of your love in all times and are grateful for it. Amen.

This devotional was written and recorded by Grace Jonas.

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