Your light comes…

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“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Isaiah 60: 1-3

“God constantly encourages us to trust Him in the dark.”

A. W. Tozer

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(a window in the remains of the once great Cathedral at the Rock of Cashel / County Kerry, Ireland / Julie Cook / 2015)

Piercing the darkness, cutting cleanly as a heated knife through butter, a great light shines…lifting the heavy shadowy cloak which has hung heavy across my shoulders all these many years.

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(a window in the catacombs of Christ Church / Dublin, Ireland / 2015)

Stooping beneath the murky weight of obscurity my head lifts as narrowed eyes…

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902. Come dance with me life and let me enjoy the seasons! ~Natalie Scarberry

Shall I dance among the flowers asked the butterflies?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I dance as I fall asked autumn’s leaves?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I soar o’er the waves of the sea asked the gulls?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I sparkle in the night asked the stars?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I bring light and warmth to the earth asked the sun?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I dance in my cyclic waxing and waning asked the moon?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I dance in the clouds to wet the soil asked the rain?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Shall I sing songs that lift the spirits of men asked the birds?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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Will You shower my friends with love as they dance I asked?
Yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

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O, Lover of my soul, will You dance with me again today I asked?
Yes, yes, yes, replied the Lord of the dance!

…a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance… ~Ecclesiastes 3:4   ✝

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