Running in the light

I was running early this morning. Once I got off of the one mile strip of Main Street that has street lights,  it was really dark.  Like mid winter, no moon, cloud-cover, can't see a thing dark.  Fortunately, I was wearing a headlamp and reflective vest. ( I figure the cars should at least see me before they hit me.) But as I was running in the dark, I realized I could only see about a ten foot halo around me, where the light was shining.  Beyond that, it was completely black. I have to admit it is a little scary not knowing what is beyond the halo of light, but I had to keep going.  As I did, I discovered that I could see the next ten feet ahead, and then the next ten feet, and found that the light moved just ahead of me the whole way until I returned safely to my home.  

I realize this might sound a bit obvious, but there is a great principle here at work.  As we move through life, we often find ourselves in unknown territory, where we can't see the path ahead.  We can chose to stay safe and run back and forth in the light of Main Street, or only stay those places we are comfortable, but then we don't get anywhere.  Yet if we have a little faith, trust in ourselves and our guiding light, we can be guided safely through the darkness of our lives.  Isn't that wonderful!