Shine

What if we could keep

Those simple promises

Found deep

And rise up 

Shine what’s inside

Would our light so shine?

Would we be ashamed to show?

All that resides

Within our thoughts 

And in those dreams

Do they open up our hearts 

or make us scream

Never know

What the person beside

Has going on

Or if they hide

In the dark

What about our part?


It’s not just sitting on a hill

Frolicking in the knowledge

We need to dwell

Among others 

Who share our need

To be open to all we see

We cannot hide

Even deep inside

At some point

the light will find

Our souls 

And all will be known

From the smallest imperfection

To the dross that burns a hole

Down to our feet

We’ll be seen 


One day

Either here

Or off in eternity…



12/16/25

clc



“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.”


“No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory. Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over.”

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Isaiah‬ ‭60‬:‭1‬-‭2‬, ‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬


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