Light of Life

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

The Light of Life

We are hanging on in rough seas
trembling in this wicked storm
lanterns lit, aching for more light
for the sun to shine on us again.

Up here on the rolling deck
the wind and waves are furious
we strap ourselves to the gunnels
and pray for a beacon of light.

So many are hanging on tight
in a world overwhelmed by pain
tossed by the tides of greed
crumbling from the daily onslaught.

Take heart for light craws near
again, there is an end to this storm
we will dance on the deck with joy
for the light of the world shines still.