When the Soul Lies in Shadow

In a season of deep spiritual darkness, joy in God can feel like a beautiful dream we once had. Try as we might, we can’t seem to recapture the feeling. The song slipped away. The light faded. The best of days left like a dream.Spiritual darkness comes in many different shades: Grief. Doubt. Guilt. Loss. Sometimes we know exactly where it comes from. Other times we have little or no idea. I can remember an August day years ago when, without warning, the sun seemed to drop clean out of my sky. I