Darkness lurks ubiquitously, mockingly, as though it is the sober truth—that all is empty, for there is no meaning.
But darkness lies. Not darkness, but endless, unbounded, infinite light is the canvas upon which reality was conceived, and that light is its final destination.
Darkness itself knows this truth. Indeed, that is its true goal and fulfillment: To squeeze that light out of you. For by doing so, it will be redeemed.
Hold tight to that vision. See beyond the eye’s horizon. Stand firm against the taunts and scorn of this guileful darkness, allow it to bring out your innermost, stubborn courage.
The darkness will be transformed. Your night will shine brightly.
And so Deborah the prophetess sang, “As the sun when it comes out in all its might, so will be those who love Him.”
"Darkness is a lie. There is only light" hope do you reconcile this with Genesis 1:1-2? Thoughts?
The first letter of the Torah is ב (bet), the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Ari explained that this is because the Torah as it is written in our world begins in the World of Creation, after the World of Emanation. (This fits also with Rashi’s explanation, that the genesis narrative does not describe “which came first.”)
Only through labor and struggle are we capable of revealing the essential background of light hidden within the Torah.