Light of the World

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” Then the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not valid.” Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid because I know where I have come from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human standards; I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is valid; for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. In your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid. I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me testifies on my behalf.” Then they said to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” He spoke these words while he was teaching in the treasury of the temple, but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. John 8:12-20 

Light of the World

The winter light has left us
replaced with her stronger sister
the one who pulls the daffodils up
the light that dries up all the snow.

The spring comes upon us
year after year followed by summer
yet the light of the world us with us
in our darkest, coldest hours.

We turn away from the light source
yet we are never abandoned ever
we have a light over rough seas
a light to lead us onward home.

The light of the world is never out
never on a break or a sabbatical
we rest in the light that hugs us
and know we are finding a new way.