Candle Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

surely you are the candle that cannot be put out Lord God
the vast candle of the sun that lights the earth the only One
the small candle in my soul lit from my beginning
surely You are always winning pushing the darkness back
and on my foggy track the beckoning and the lighthouse
where I dream
I dream of refuge always knowing you are there
in any turmoil, movement toward despair
one shaft of light from star or sun
and I am overcome and hear you say
throughout my day however long and lengthening lengthening into night
Let there be light and light and light
mary angela douglas 11 octobe