In light of This

As we let our own light shine, 

we unconsciously give other people

permission to the same.

Nelson Mandela

Light the path for another

and yours becomes more clear

Lead a brother out of darkness

And you will both see far and near

Fill your eyes and heart with laughter

For that's the light from above

Give light to this dark and waning day

and you give hope, and joy, and love

and that's poetiquejustis 

 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.   

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.

 Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 

 In the same way, let your light shine before others, 

that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:14-16 

 

Signs

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Samuel Johnson

Ideas live behind the words

Like the king behind the castle wall

Words herald its approach

But can never really express the majesty 

The grandeur

The mystery

Of the new idea

and that's poetiquejustis

Be you transformed by the renewing of your mind

Romans 12:2

 

The Grace to Grow

Keep growing quietly and seriously.

Rainer Maria Rilke

My kids used to grow in spurts

Usually right after I bought them new clothes

But that was OK. 

Growing was their job.

In fact- it still is-

for all of us

And that's poetiquejustis

When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. I Corinthians 13:11