Running Towards the Light

Two days ago a friend of mine posted this video on her FaceBook page.  Because the video is 17 minutes long, it took me a couple of days to find the time to watch it.  After I watched the video, I had to desire to share this video with all my friends.  .  

So.....to all of my friends out there in the world wide web:  I invite you to watch this very touching story.  Peter Johnson found the peace that I have had throughout my life as I have  followed the light that Jesus Christ gives us.  

This is what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Youtube channel said about this video:  

For a young Peter Johnson, Christmases were never the same after his parents divorced. He felt a deep hole in his soul that he longed to fill.

Like Peter, all humanity longs to live in love and safety. Such a desire is basic in all of us. But finding that peace isn’t always easy. Often, we seek peace and security from the very people, who themselves, are struggling. The world is filled with many distracting and deceiving voices that claim to have the answer to the happy life. 

But, as Peter learned, when we come to hear His voice—the voice of Him who overcame the world, whose voice is pure love—then we come to discover our true identity. We gain a glimpse of our eternal self. We sense our nobility as a son or daughter of God. We have new personal power. We are no longer distracted and deceived by fake voices. We hear the one true voice that heals aching hearts and wounded souls—voice of Jesus Christ.

 

He is eager to help. He knows each of us. He awaits our invitation.

“When you’re running from the darkness, it’s a feeling of fear,” Peter said. “But when you’re running towards the light, it’s hope. You know you’re running to strength and peace and happiness. We all need to be running to the light.”

Here are a few YouTube comments from the comment section to the video. 

I love the symbolism of the scene as his younger self is on stage looking at the man he has become, Great video and message, thanks...

"When you're running from the darkness, it's a feeling of fear. But when you're running towards the light, its hope. You know you're running to strength, and peace, and happiness. We all need to be running to the light." Standing face to face with echoes of our formers selves, we can evaluate today, where am I going ... and why am I running? Loved this, thank you.

Reply to the above comment: 

That part got me. I have been trying to break away from my addiction for a few years without any success, and after Elder Johnson said this, it clicked in my mind that I have been running away from the darkness, but not running to the light. Whenever I have run towards the light, I find the safety that I want and need.