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

The Light That Shines in the Darkness – A Spiritual 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 Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley

Blossoms of Hope: Inspirational Spring Poems About Mental Health and Healing by Justin Farley

Nature’s Bounty – A Chapbook of Poems About Nature by Justin Farley

Thorns of Love – Sad Love Poems About Heartbreak and Break Ups by Justin Farley

Frozen Rivers: A Collection of Poems about Mental Health and Nature Poetry About Winter by Justin Farley

My current collections of poetry, all available on Amazon, all written by me, Justin Farley. A Voice in the Wilderness is a chapbook of Christian Poetry, written about the joys, doubts, struggles, and sorrows of the Christian life. Nature’s Bounty is a collection of nature poetry celebrating my love for the outdoors. And Thorns of Love is the first book of three in a series of poems about love, this one being sad, breakup poems.

I have also published two poetry collections about the seasons and mental health–each book containing half nature poems about the particular season and half mental health issues that I felt correspond with the season. The first collection I published was Frozen Rivers which is about winter and also the hardships of life and specifically living with mental illness. My latest book is Blossoms of Hope which focuses on spring and finding hope during hard times.

I write to reach the hearts of the searching, the suffering, the still fighting. I write to soothe my soul and hopefully to soothe yours too. I write to celebrate and attempt to put words to the beauty of life. Here are my published books on Amazon. More to come. A huge, humble thank you to anyone who supports my work.

-Justin Farley

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Updated October 16th, 2025