LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU!

LET THE LIGHT SHINE ON YOU Are you a person Who tries to do God’s will In the world today Maybe not always getting it right But you keep trying To be a positive influence On the world Well stand up Take a bow Let the light Shine on you You---you Are one of the few “You are The light of the world A city 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 sane way Let your light shine before men That they may see your good deeds And praise your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:14-16 You can’t be a beacon If your light don’t shine I don’t know about you But I feel Like we live in a world That is getting a little bit meaner Each and every day Sometimes I feel that this world can’t get any lower But then it does I have an idea Let it stop With me and with you Do you know That kindness Is one of the fruits of the spirit “But the fruit of the spirit Is love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS Goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control Against such thing---there is no law” Galatians 5:22-24 If you are living in the spirit Stand up and take a bowel Let the light shine on you Saint Vincent DePaul once said, The surest way to become a Saint “Is to be kind, be kind, be kind” Saint Theresa---the Little Flower Was kind Many consider her to be The Saint of the ordinary The one whose vacation was love You can’t be a beacon If your light don’t shine “For God who said Let light shine out of your darkness Made light shine in our hearts To give us the light of the knowledge Of the glory of God In the face of Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6 Do good---be light---let God’s light LET THE LIGHT Shine on you Robert P. Wallman 10-25-11 10--02-15