My Night Light

No hay llanto

No hay mas dolor

No hay muerte...

No hay noche

No hay aflicción

No hay culpa

Conmigo estás

There is no crying

There is no more pain

There is no death...

There is no night

There is no affliction

There is no guilt

You are with me

Since coming to Mexico, I have been exposed to pain and suffering in the lives of other people in a way that I have not before. 

There is pain and suffering everywhere in the world. I know that this is not exclusive to Mazatlan, and I know full well that the very city we moved from in Canada definitely has it's fair share of pain and suffering. Each of us knows what this it looks like. If not first hand, then in the lives of people in our very families, towns, and countries.

There is a heaviness that comes with this awareness of the darkness and sorrow that surrounds us. I look around the community that we are in daily here, and I don't understand. I can't understand how some of these women face abuse daily. I can't understand why these parents spend their money on drugs instead of food for their families. I hold weeping children, and it's all I can do not to break down myself.

This year, Easter holds a special message for me. Because as I was singing this song the other day, my heart cried out for these words to be true. For the people I love. For the people I see standing outside their houses everyday. For everyone. I want these incredible children to not need to cry. I want their moms to stop having to feel pain. The death that plagues all, the night full of violence or loneliness, the pain of affliction, the heaviness of guilt... I want it to end. 

The beauty of this is that it will. Some day it will end. Because of Easter. Because Jesus Christ came and suffered and died so that someday, all of this nastiness could end for us if we choose it. The light of hope in a world of darkness.

Easter is so multifaceted. There are so many powerful messages and amazing things to learn, year after year. The sacrifice made by the Son of the God of the universe is not something that can really be simplified or summed up. But for me this year, I am grasping on to this one truth: Jesus' death brought us life. Life free from sorrow, darkness, violence, loneliness, hopelessness. More than ever, I want to share that. With the kids I am with everyday. With their families. With you. With everyone.

Cuando el mundo viva en paz

Sin violencia ni maldad

Levantamos alabanza a ti Señor

When the world lives in peace

Without violence or evil

We raise praise to you Lord