May
2023 #2
Recently a news story told of a giant Panda returned to China from a US zoo. The Panda’s colors are bold
black and white.
In Asian culture the black and white yin/yang symbol shows a balance between these two opposites with a
portion of each color in the opposite section.
Generally black denotes darkness, depression, unhappiness; white is the absence
of darkness, being able to see clearly. No one consciously seeks darkness in their lives. In fact, we don’t seek physical darkness and know how negatively children respond to being in the dark. Children and adults enjoy night lights.
If we shift our thinking, we begin to see the dark as a necessary part of
life. “Darkness” is an experience of something negative or something we are ignorant about. While these “dark” experiences have a deep impact, they also have the seeds of light that can start the process of personal and spiritual growth when we shift our
thinking and grow through the experiences.
Think of the parents of children killed in mass shootings. Some have shifted from the trauma of darkness to the boldness of light by dedicating their lives to bringing balance to their feelings and hope to others who struggle in the
dark.
This experience is necessary because we are born to grow from darkness to inner spiritual light. Whether
the dark is a moment of disappointment or the trauma our neighbors have lived through, the light is always there when we shift.
Blessings
Rev. Carol J. Hunt, Minister
Unity In Harlem
Harlem Center for Practical Christianity Inc.
This GOSPELGRAM is
brought to you from Unity In Harlem and will appear twice-a-month for the immediate future.
