The Light That Shines in the Darkness – A Poem About Hope

There's a light that shines in the darkness.
There's a destiny waiting at the end of the road.
There's meaning in the middle of this emptiness.
There's a reason you've been asked to carry this heavy load.

Lessons are taught when we reach out
Farther than we thought we'd ever dare.
Faith abounds when we confront our deepest doubts,
Enduring more than we dreamed we could ever bear.

There's a dawn waiting at the edge of every midnight.
There's a seed planted with every fallen leaf.
With every wrong there's the chance to make a right.
With every hour of suffering there's an eternity of relief.

Our darkest moments give us the opportunity
For seasons of our greatest growth.
Everyday we work towards continuity
Of acceptance and persistent hope.

And there's a light that shines in the darkness.
There's a star that guides the way.
There's a gate that's open to forgiveness.
There's a shepherd who saves those who've gone astray.

-Poem Written by Justin Farley

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A Voice in the Wilderness – A Christian Poetry Book / Chapbook

Hello, everyone! My chapbook of Christian poems titled “A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems about God” is available for purchase (along with my other 3 poetry collections). I’m very happy with the final product and hope you find encouragement in the poems but also a validation that the spiritual life is not all sunshine and rainbows. We all struggle. We all have periods of questions and/or doubt. But it is the yearning that keeps us coming back for more and allows us to experience joy.

You can purchase either on Amazon or on my own bookstore (it is cheaper and has free shipping on my store) and is available on the Kindle and in paperback.

Amazon: Kindle Paperback

Inkspiration Books (my bookstore): Paperback

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Updated March 15, 2023