Gift of Darkness

Thanks to Ellie at Meditation Matters for this thought and image.

Quakers (like Parker Palmer) say that sometimes we don't see the door opening, but we see the door shut. That's the darkness. Looking in the past, we often can see the gifts we could not see during the dark and difficult times. 

I hope I will remember to "thank my Teacher" (as my long-ago spiritual director advised me) when I become aware of the darkness. . . . .