Lately I’ve been obsessed with the idea of light and darkness. I love how God uses his creation to point to him. Literally everything points to Jesus, and I love how Jesus is described as the light of the world (John 8:12). It’s been on my mind a lot, so it led me to write this poem the other day:

In the stillness of night, a candle is lit;

Just a mere flame on the edge of a wick.

And darkness that once occupied the space

Is forced back into it’s hiding place.

For darkness has no authority here;

It has to leave when the light appears.

Just one candle will brighten a night,

But all the dark in the world can’t put out a light.

The presence of Light is a powerful thing.

It’s what darkness fears and darkness flees;

And the shadow that lingers reminds us of the past,

The absence of Light, before darkness was cast.

But now Light has come and multiply it will;

One candle to another, til the earth is filled;

Until gone is the darkness and shadow that stood.

For Light prevails, and Light is good.

By: Kirby McDaniel, June 14, 2014