It’s simpler
Than you think
No mountains
To climb
No epiphanies
To have
No words
To preach
Just buy a box of
Matches
It does not matter
Who you meet
Or what they
Believe
Each has a candle of
Cherished dreams
Invite everyone
Out of the rain
Out of the wind
Out of the sun
Just enough shelter
To pause
Most will not
Stop
They’ll just
Brush you by
Too busy
Too harried
Too ambitious
Too broken
If they give you
The time of day
Ask “Where’s
Your candle?”
Your ask will restore
Candles
Eaten by rats
Long hidden
Denied
Forgotten
Ask who
Rains on them
Blows out their light
Glares too bright
Then give them
The box of matches
Let them
Strike the light
If needed
Cup your hands
Protect the wick
As they
Light the candle
Of their dreams
Let the flickering
Grow to flame
Now listen to them in
Their sacred space
Hear the tales of their
Cherished dreams
Ask
“Is it lit?”
At “yes”
You leave behind
Matches
Not thinking
The Candle Trilogy: Unlit Betrayal | Lit Faithfulness | Faithful Betrayal – Holy Fire
Theme for the Year
(c) Jamie Coats February 2016
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I made my way over here from the Kenyon Beyond Walls site and am so glad I did! What a lovely vision; I may make it the meditation for my work this week.
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