I can see clearly now…

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way.  Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.  It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shiny day.

Some of you are humming already.  Not you?  Try YouTube.

The songs continues… “I think I can make it now, the pain is gone.  All of the bad feelings have disappeared.  Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for.”  In the midst of the early 1970s music scene was a certain optimism.  A hope for a bright and clear future.  Perhaps, with the benefit if hindsight, we might be left wondering.  Wondering how those who embraced the optimism might be feeling now.

Some millennium ago a learned man wrote to his protégé.  “You weren’t given a spirit of fear and uncertainty.  You were given a spirit of power, love and a clear mind.”  You can see clearly now.  You can see all obstacles in your way.  Gone are the dark clouds that had you blind.

How so?  In the original language “power” and “love” become dynamic, unstoppable and unconditional love that changes things.  Changes things forever.  Allow this love to embrace and encompass you, and you will be able to see clearly.

Go on.  You know you want to.  Do the YouTube thing.  While you’re at it, check out 2Timothy 1:7 in the Good Book.  This love of God is dynamic and unstoppable.  Even the darkest moments can become a bright, bright sun-shiny day.