Daily Devotion

“Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on! ... Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see the distant scene,—one step enough for me.”

John Henry Newman · "Lead, Kindly Light"

Scripture

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Reflection

When John Henry Newman wrote 'Lead, Kindly Light' in 1833, he was far from home, returning from a severe illness, and uncertain of the road ahead. He wrote, 'I do not ask to see the distant scene,—one step enough for me.' Thank the Lord, He always leads us this way: He does not lay out the entire road all at once, but gives us sufficient light for each step. Looking back—the encounters in Pakistan, the breaking of new ground at the Rock Home—every step was no accident, but Him leading the way ahead. As long as we follow the light, we will not go astray. May we not be anxious to see the distant scene, but peacefully take this one step right beneath our feet.