The Illumination by Angela Bradley

 Are there some dark places in your marriage which you and your spouse can't tunnel

through, and it seems to be no light at the end?  It could be anything that you

simply can't see eye to eye, or an issue that keeps casting shadows on your

relationship. Don't be dismayed, because in the midst of the darkest moment,the

radiance of pure light shines forth.

This became quite apparent on a late rendezvous Date Night with my husband. We drove

across the new San Francisco Bay Bridge, which is spectacular.  But we also noticed

that the western span of the bridge near the city's skyline was brightly lit. After

dinner, I felt led to go back and drive along the waterfront on Embarcadero.

As we approached the bridge we noticed each tier was outlined with thousands upon

thousands of miniature lights. Mind you, it was not Christmas time, in fact it was

mid March. We kept watching and I noticed vertical lights were streaming up and

down.  I brought it to my husband's attention and he dispelled it saying,

“Maybe it just 'seems' or looks like that”. We drove a little further and

he finally confirmed that I wasn't “seeing things”.  The lights were

actually moving. We drove into full view of the bridge and we saw stunning light

sculptures! One of  seals floating through the panels of the bridge another of

fireworks.

Revelation came forth- we realized if the lights had been on during the day  we

would not have been able to see 25,000 lights! 

Remember light shines more radiantly in darkness. So let THE LIGHT- God Himself-

shine in the midst of the dark places of your marriage. If you allow Him to be The

Master Designer  He will shed the right degree of light and illuminate your heart

and mind. Don't allow the darkness to blind or prevent you from seeing the creative

beauty of your love.

You can design your marriage to be amazing even in the midst of darkness. Simply

take the thousand fragments of light and create a masterpiece.  What can

“appear” to be doom can be turned into a beautiful sculpture.

Let the light of love, joy and peace shine forth and dispel the darkness of your

heart, mind and eyes...see THE ILLUMINATION.

Note: The Bay Lights were designed by artist Leo Villareal. Whenever you're in San

Francisco make plans to see this amazing exhibit of the Bay Bridge (near Alcatraz)

“Light has a very universal quality...” said Villareal