And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth.
True transformation occurs only when we can look at ourselves squarely and face our attachments and inner demons, free from the buzz of commercial distraction and false social realities. We have to retreat into our own cocoons and come face-to-face with who we are. We have to turn toward our own inner darkness. For only by abandoning its attachments and facing the darkness does the caterpillar's body begin to spread out and its light, beautiful wings begin to form.
Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the pathway of discipleship. It comforts, counsels, cures, and consoles. It leads us through valleys of darkness and through the veil of death. In the end love leads us to the glory and grandeur of eternal life.
O how the darkness do crowd up, one against the other, in ye hearts! What fear ye more that what ye have wroughten?
We cannot make the Kingdom of God happen, but we can put out leaves as it draws near. We can be kind to each other. We can be kind to ourselves. We can drive back the darkness a little. We can make green places within ourselves and among ourselves where God can make his Kingdom happen.
To use words to sense reality is like going with a lamp to search for darkness.
There was no light. The darkness was deep and there was no dazzle.
You know what I want you to do? I want you to blow out the candle and curse the darkness.
The path of descent is the path of transformation. Darkness, failure, relapse, death, and woundedness are our primary teachers, rather than ideas or doctrines.
Stairs," Valkyrie said, disappointed. "Not just ordinary stairs," Skulduggery told her as he led the way down. "Magic stairs. " "Really?" "Oh, yes. " She followed him into the darkness. "How are they magic?" "They just are. " "In what way?" "In a magicky way. " She glared at the back of his head. "They aren't magic at all, are they?" "Not really.
The lamp sizzled as it burned. It made everything seem close and safe, a little family circle they all knew and trusted. Outside this circle lay everything that was strange and frightening, and the darkness seemed to reach higher and higher and further and further away, right to the end of the world.
Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is.
For by doing these things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and his name's glory
Alexander knew that before he had light instead of darkness, he had to deserve light instead of darkness.
Life is as the current spark on the miner's wheel of flints; While it spinneth, there is light; stop it, all is darkness.
The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us.
Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’ look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can do everything.
If there is always light, you don’t experience light anymore. You have to have the rhythm of light and darkness.
How can I express the darkness?
This thing of darkness I Acknowledge mine.
