Lead, Kindly Light

In Relief Society a while back, a sister played "Lead, Kindly Light" on the piano. While she did, I followed along with the words in the hymn book. As I did, the first two lines really touched me:

"Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom; Lead thou me on!

"The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead thou me on!"

Those lines touched me because I've felt that way before. I've felt the encircling gloom. It's all consuming! It's painful! I've felt that dark night where I may not have been physically away from home but mentally and emotionally I was very far away. That's a lonely, dark night. However as dark as those moments have been, there have been times when I've prayed for guidance and my prayer has been answered in a profound way. Other times have been less profound, but He still answers. At those dark moments the best solution has been to turn to The Lord and say "Lead thou me on!" and He will. He will lead us on in the best possible way for each of us.