HOLDING ON TO THE LIGHT!

HOLDING ON TO THE LIGHT! This is the TIME Of year-that the darkness IS passing away That the LIGHT of God And the light of Jesus Christ- IS moving through-in the person- In the BIRTH of Jesus Let us LATCH on- As the light moves through And let us HOLD ON ALL YEAR THROUGH HOLING ON TO THE LIGHT! “........the darkness is passing away And the TRUE LIGHT Is already SHINING” 1 John 2:8 Today we go to the temple With Mary and Joseph To PRESENT the newborn Jesus Whose birth we just CELEBRATED There we meet 2 senior citizens The older woman-Anna-and the Older man just waiting To RECEIVE the light-Simeon WE too-like Simeon and Anna Should be WAITING on this light And we should let THIS LIGHT The light of Jesus The LIGHT OF LOVE Shine in our hearts- Forevermore “May God be gracious-in us And BLESS us And make his face SHINE on us--------” Psalm 67:1 “Arise-SHINE- For your light has come And the GLORY of the Lord RISES upon you” Isaiah 60:1 “For God-who said- 'LET LIGHT Shine out of darkness' Made his light SHINE in our hearts To GIVE us-the light of knowledge Of God's glory DISPLAYED in the face Of Christ” 2 Corinthians 4:6 HOLDING ON to the light GOD'S light-Jesus' light- In our hearts Simeon HELD the baby And felt the darkness Of the world-FADING The TRUE LIGHT of God SHINING in his arms And we hold on To the baby Jesus- The true LIGHT of the world- IN OUR HEARTS Simeon KNOWS- The darkness is fading away And we KNOW The LIGHT of the world Is LIVING in our hearts And we are HOLDING ON For ALL we are worth As we BEGIN the NEW YEAR Holding on to the light Holding on for NEW BEGINNINGS As we move Into 2017 “The fear of the Lord Is the BEGINNING of wisdom ALL who follow his precepts Have good understanding To him BELONGS eternal praises” Psalm 111:10 So let us LOVE GOD And LOVE our brothers & sisters As we move into The BEGINNING OF 2017 ALL the while HOLDING on To the light of God and Christ IN OUR HEARTS It is a NEW YEAR-but let us HOLD ON to the SPIRIT OF LIGHT Just as Simeon and Anna did Robert P. Wallman 12-29-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mary Marrocco