Hope

Lost. I'm So lost. My poor sense of directions always surprises me. In a hill like this with all the paths marked out by the numerous times people walked on. I have no idea how I got here, stuck in a deep forest without a single footprint. It then suddenly starts to drizzle and I'm still lost.

I tried to walk around and see whether I could find another path nearby. The whispers of the rain started to volume up into loud roars of thunder. I took cover under a tree that has quite thick layers of leaves but it wasn't much help. The rain still found its way to me. I was drenched wet and started to shiver, from fear.

You appeared out of nowhere, placed your hand over my shoulders and told me: "It's alright, everything is gonna be just fine. The rain will stop soon and you'll find your way." Just like that and you disappeared without a trace. True enough the rain did stop pretty fast after that and I saw the two poles of hope that we named, I finally knew where I was. You appeared again and gave me a hug.

I woke up, feeling pain. What I thought was your shoulder turned out to be the hard bamboo armrest on the bamboo chair I fell asleep in. The dream was over but my hope was restored.

Light in the dark

I look up at the sky in board daylight, wondering why we can only see stars at night. Something so beautiful that can only be seen in the darkest hours. They remind me of the laser beam show I saw in Hong Kong last time, it is only stunning when it appears in the dark.

It is in times of darkness when God wants to perform His miraculous show on us, it is in times like these when God wants us to be the shining star of His glory. He doesn't put us in difficult situation to test us, He puts us there to be a channel of His love.

Remember, stars don't shine without darkness. ;)