Lights

Lisa loves Christmas lights. If she had her way we’d have even more than we’ve got already! Actually, I think I’ve already been told we have more for this year! For the outside of the house! I don’t mind them and I have to admit I do like the coloured lights we have on the Christmas tree every year. We used to have coloured lantern lights on the tree, but they gave up a couple of years ago and now we have different ones (and lots of them). I’m not in charge of the lights, or buying them. But I did buy some lights. I bought lights for my bike! In this latest lockdown the gym hasn’t been an option for the exercise routine. Nor has running (after I aggravated my old knee injury - although I’m secretly pleased about that. Not the knee injury - the fact I can’t go running at the moment!) So it’s been the bike. But what I realised is there’s only a small window in which I can go out on the bike at this time of year if I don’t have any lights! So I bought lights. At least I tried. It seems lots of other people were doing the same things as me. I put in my order only to be phoned very early in the morning by the shop where I was supposed to collect later that day telling me they didn’t have the front light.. Had to cancel the order and find them somewhere else. Did that. So far I’ve got the back light but not the front one. It’s on it’s way apparently. Thing is it’s just too treacherous to go on the Worth Way when the light is fading. The looming dark brings it’s own dangers: people who can’t see me coming; people I can’t see because they’re in the shadows; dogs off leads who suddenly spring from a behind a tree. It’s fraught with danger. What I need is a good set of lights. But not just any lights. I need ones powerful enough to show me the way in the darkness of the tree lined track. Lights powerful enough to make a path ahead of me as I speed through the gloom. I need lights that will alert others to my presence. I need lights powerful enough to keep me safe. Turns out, according to the reviews there is a light powerful enough to do that. It’s the one I bought. When offered a lesser light I cancelled the order. No other light will do. Does that remind you of anything? Only one light is powerful enough to navigate me through the darkness of the Worth Way as I speed along on my bike. Only one light is powerful enough to help me find the right path. Only one light is powerful enough to keep me safe. Only one light is powerful enough to be my guide through the challenges of this life. Only one light has the power to keep me safe from the powers of darkness that lurk, intent on tripping me up or causing me to fall. Only one light shines in the darkness. All others will fail. These new bike lights are rechargeable. That’s great but if I forget to do my bit, they will still fail me. Only one light shines that will never fail me. It’s the light that shines in the darkness, the one the darkness can never overcome. I need that light more than ever in this current darkness. And the good news is the light still shines. Always will. All I have to do is to invite that light to shine on me.