Back down never.
Never back down.
Never give up
on the good you see
you can do.
For if you don't
do the good you see
you can, who will?
Who will guide young ones into truth?
Who will be the light in the darkness?
The darkness may not comprehend the light,
but it doesn't stop it shining.
Shine on,
and do good while it is still day,
for night is coming quickly,
when no one can work.
Work for treasure that lasts forever,
and do not spend resources on stuff and nonsense.
Stuff and nonsense fills the airways,
but God's Word will ring out true and clear.
True and clear is the Father's love for all.
All who would receive the Son
and dwell in His light.
Light has dawned.
Dawned for us all.
I love the phrase in this poem 'Shine on'. It sums up for me how we should live, showing forth the light of God in our lives. Light and darkness are universal themes, so familiar sometimes we can miss the impact of their meaning. In the first chapter of the gospel of John there is this powerful truth about Jesus, who said that He is the light of the world.
ReplyDelete"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."