The Light Of Life

"Then spake Jesus again unto them saying, 'I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." (John 8:12 KJV)

Prior to this in John 1:4-5 we read, "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.  And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." Without light we cannot physically see.  Without light we cannot spiritually see.  Darkness cloaks, distorts, stops vision physically and spiritually.  If you were to take ten people, some of which were born blind, and put them in a totally dark room they would all have the same sight: they would all be able to see nothing.  If you then brought a source of light into the room, those with eyesight would be able to see and those without eyesight would still be unable to see.  Their lack of vision would not be because of the absence of light; their lack of vision would be due to their blindness, their inward ailment.  Likewise, when a person is spiritually blind, they are unable to comprehend the light that may be all around them.  



What if the light you think you have
is just darkness with another name
The lamp you are holding so close
It's artificial, a light bulb with a shade

What if that thing that makes you shine
is only the refracted light of worth
What if the light you are feeding on
is merely mouthful after mouthful of earth

What if what you think you see
is really darkness disguised as light
What if the light you are standing in
is just a shadow shielding true sight

What if the fire you claim to have
is just a candle burning a flame
Over time the wick will wear thin,
disappear, never to be lit again

What if the light within you 
is really darkness, no light at all
What if while you think you're standing
you're laying flat from an upward fall

What if I told you your false lights
are nothing compared to the Sun
What if I told you of a Light so true
it causes all darkness to run

Would you cling to the light you've created
Would you prefer the darkness you've known
Or would you turn, lay down your false light
to bask in the true Light now shown

If the light within is really darkness
then how dark that place will be
For it's only the Spirit of God 
that gives true Light by which we see

Everything else is but darkness
Everything else will fade away
Wake up you who sleep and slumber
Wake up to the Light of day!!!

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Written by Anne Marie Hawke
January 2020

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