Punching Holes in the Darkness

Healing Hunger Food Pantry distribution (pp. 12-14)

As a boy in the 19th century, Robert Louis Stevenson,

the author of Treasure Island, was mesmerized by the lamplighters who lit the streetlights in the night. One evening, as he watched a man move from lamppost to lamppost with his ladder and torch, Stevenson’s parents asked, “Robert, what in the world are you looking at out there?” With unbridled delight he replied, “Look at that man! He’s punching holes in the darkness!” It has been a dark year. For many, night has fallen. But watch for the light of the world as he walks our shadowy streets. His kingdom is piercing the darkness.

Inspired by The Rev. Canon Dr. Justin S. Holcomb and Lindsey A. Holcomb’s book, Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault, page 194.