"In a dark place"

For many of us, things are not going well.

Some of us may feel that our lives are in a dark place.

Saint Peter speaks to us in today’s first reading (2 Peter 1:16-19):

We possess the prophetic message
that is altogether reliable.

You will do well to be attentive to it,
as to a lamp shining in a dark place,
until day dawns
and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Life may be hard, but God is mightier – infinitely mightier.

His love will never fail and He will bring His faithful ones to the fullness of joy and salvation – no matter what may happen in the meantime.

We possess the prophetic message
that is altogether reliable.

You will do well to be attentive to it,
as to a lamp shining in a dark place,
until day dawns
and the morning star rises in your hearts.