Psalm 126

Psalm 126 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  The long night eventually cedes the way to dawn.  It begins as a pink sliver on the horizon, a subtle reminder that change is coming, that the darkness will not last, and colors begin to burst forth on the scene, yellows and reds and oranges that offer hope that a new day is near, that the darkness shall not last forever, and soon the sun peaks its head above the horizon, bursting forth in a glorious new day that is a gift from God, and the night passes into memory while the day is fully present.
  God grants us this transition freely in Jesus Christ.  He pours out his love for us--even in the midst of our self-created and chosen darkness, God points us towards hope, orients us toward the horizon, and soon every pain and misery we wallow in will be turned into laughing as we celebrate our redemption at the hands of Christ.  We shall sing and dance and be merry forever, because of the power of the Risen One, who has conquered the night and grants us the eternal morning.

May you look to the horizon