A Reflection from Fr. Benedict Groeschel's Book, "Quiet Moments":
"Light
is an especially potent symbol. How utterly dark this world would be
without the illumination that God provides. Imagine descending into the
deepest coal mine, surrounded by pitch black. The only way your eyes
could penetrate the darkness closing in upon you would be by means of
the small lamp attached to your miner’s hat. . . I think divine
illumination operates in our spiritual lives in somewhat the same way
as a single candle. God promises to shine his light on our pathway, but
usually only a few steps ahead at a time. Although on rare occasions a
floodlight may break through our fleshly fog, we tend to complain that
we’ve been given only flashlights―with batteries that seem to go dead at
crucial moments! But we don’t necessarily need searchlights or laser
beams to make progress on our spiritual journey. God is able to use even
the dimmest candlelight to illuminate the path ahead."
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