By Ryan Kelly –

Evil is not a force equal to God, but rather the absence of His presence just as cold is the absence of heat and darkness is the absence of light. When we turn away from God and cling to the empty promises of the world, we are stepping into that void we call evil. It is not that evil has power of its own, but that it thrives where His light and love are rejected.

Yet, even in those darkest places, God does not abandon us. His light stands ready to pierce the shadows, and His love is ever reaching to draw us back. When we repent and return, He rescues us from the very emptiness we pursued and sets us again on the path He designed for our good.

Take comfort: no matter how far we wander, the Light of Christ is greater than the darkness, and His love is stronger than any absence.

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5