When I was young, I suffered from night terrors. I would wake up in the middle of the night and find myself in a hazy place between sleep and consciousness terrified of things that would never happen.
I remember waking up one night in my momma’s arms. I was crying hysterically, and she was singing sofly to me. She brushed the hair out of my face saying, “Everything will be just fine, sweetheart. You will feel better in the morning. You will see that everything is right when the sun comes up.”
And she was right. When the warm sun reached across the horizon, I always felt better.
There are some long nights, aren’t there?
I have been in seasons of my life when it seems like the sun will never rise, when the darkness lingers, and the warmth of the morning light seems unreachable…
There have been seasons of my life where I believed the darkness and where fear boasted of its success.
But those seasons do not last forever.
No matter what the darkness whispers. No matter what our circumstances say. Even when fear promises that you will always feel this way. That it will always be this way… That you are never going to be truly happy again… The darkness cannot last forever, because the sun always rises.
Always.
Sometimes, we just need to be reminded. 
So to the mom at the end of her rope… who feels like all she does is try and yet it is never good enough – The morning is coming.
To the wife who is lonely in her own home… who has done all she knows to do and who fears divorce – The morning is coming.
To the one bound up by the relentless taunting of grief… who believes that complete joy will never again be found – The morning is coming.
To the one that waits for help… who prays for someone to say, “Let me carry that burden with you.” – The morning is coming.
To the one that darkness has convinced is unforgiveable… – The morning is coming.
Because just as the darkness gives way to light, fear always gives way to hope.
There is hope for you!
There is joy for you. There is love for you. There is peace for you. There is help for you. There is forgiveness for you…
Because even in the darkness, the Son sits at the right hand of the Father. No matter what fear whispers, Jesus is on the throne. No matter how long the night seems, his joy comes with the morning!
So, we hold tightly to the Word that declares that the Lord reigns victorious over all things!
He is our hope. He is our joy. He is our light and our salvation!
The morning is coming, friends… Because the Son promises to rise. So, let him, friends. Let hope rise in your soul and push back the darkness. Let Love bring peace to the seasons of loneliness and grief. Let Love sing softly over you his songs of joy.
His Love for you is like the rising sun! It cannot be stopped! It cannot be hindered! It cannot be contained. It promises newness every morning. He loves you. He loves you. He loves you.
The morning has come, friends! It is time to rejoice in the Light of the Son!
