Waiting for the light

today I sit here

waiting for the light

someone

in their vast wisdom

has decreed

ah

yes

they have decreed that time can change

THEY have decided

that I need

an extra hour of evening light!

what about us morning people?

did no one think about us?

and so

in the morning

I sit 

waiting for the light

But of course darkness can aid

reflection

after all

what else is there to do in the dark

but to think

to ruminate

and I have decided it is a chronic condition

this sitting in the dark

there are so many ways to do it

fear

hate

worry worry worry (my personal favorite)

we suck the light out of our 

worlds in so many ways

 we create our own personal

shadow lands 

(Matthew 4:16)

thank God

for the rising of the Son

 thank God

for the "candle in my heart"

that flares to life

and there

shines

a light

in

the darkness

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There is a candle in your heart,
ready to be kindled.
There is a void in your soul,
ready to be filled.
You feel it, don't you?
You feel the separation
from the Beloved.
Invite Him to fill you up,
embrace the fire.
Remind those who tell you otherwise that
Love
comes to you of its own accord,
and the yearning for it
cannot be learned in any school
RUMI