Magnetic fields draw
us to Light; they move our limbs and thoughts
But it is still dark;
if our hearts do not hold a lantern,
We will stumble over
each other
Huddled beneath the
sky
As we are
Rumi, as translated
by Daniel Ladinski (Love Poems from God)
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We are huddled in the dark.
those of us who love the light
it seems to have gone missing
our straining eyes see only a darkness
that grows,
if deep darkness can get any darker
desperately we search
everywhere, everywhere
for a spark, a glimmer
something that can reveal
a way
any way, forward
but the church windows are dark
the sky without stars or moon
it is always midnight, never dawn
but there is a secret only the hopeful know
there is light
if we will only turn inward
and look deep into souls shrouded with fear
when the veil is parted
we find that our hearts hold a lantern
that the One who is light and love
has a lit candle
in the deep darkness
that cannot be overcome
we carry the light
that should not, cannot be contained
but should shine
we can be the light
that reveals, guides, and comforts
we can be a light
for those who have lost the will to shine
the Light of the World
who lights our darkness
GodWithUs
says be light
rise, and shine
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