“Always remember that God only makes happy endings. If it’s not happy, then it’s not yet the end. Live by love and hope. There is always something to look forward.“ This quote stands pinned on my IG profile and likewise it is the first post in it. Once when I randomly saw this quote I was impressed and I identified my own beliefs with it. So, I decided to save it, post it and pin it in order to see it often. I always tried to think positive and always tried to keep my faith in positive income of every life circumstance. As we often have bad days or negative situations. Somewhere I learnt how good way to go thought them is in changing our own approach and the way see them. So, I started to believe that everything happens with a reason. Everything is there with its purpose and sometimes bad experiences were only signs to lead us to a better place. Or they were just lessons that we had to learn.

Today we read John 1/1-5. This is yet another quote that I use as my Life motto “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Alpha and Omega is God – the beginning and the end. As we know that God is light we could rest assured that light is eternal beginning and eternal end. Darkness is temporal. Darkness has its expiry moment it is not eternal. Same applies to everything negative that is going on in this world and in our lives. Modern psychology teaches us about the importance of positive attitude. This is beautiful but it is even more beautiful when we read about positive attitude in the Bible. Indirectly, through meditation and prayer.

When I moved to Germany I experienced many difficulties. I had problem to find a suitable job. And the job I was doing was very hard. I had struggles to learn the language and I had many temptations. Luckily I found there Church of Christ the King. And in all my struggles going to the church and attending the liturgy was helping me to overcome those difficulties. After several months God served in front of my eyes a happy ending. I learnt the language to intermediate level and I found a job that I loved. A couple of years ago I had similar experience. I was struggling for many months and wasted lot of energy trying to do jobs I was not happy with and at last I found a company where I was happy and I stayed within until I decided to move to Germany.

There is a popular singer song saying “All the world is a stage and everyone has their part.” Sometimes the story goes that our role is to be heartbroken and that’s how the show goes. But at the end applause and the light will be what we finally receive. Along with the applause curtains fall down and the entire theater is filled with the light. Remember our life is as a theater and God gives us roles to play. But no matter what role we play, a happy or a sad story it always starts with the light and it always ends with the light. Just like in the theater. As it is written in today’s Gospel – the light shines with the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.