Communion, Candles, and a Christmas Poem
On December 31, 2022 by Amy BurginReading Time: < 1 minuteOn Christmas Eve, we took communion. Aware of my sin, I took the cup and the bread with my head low and cried. How weak am I! My sin! My sin! I lament my sin! How very dark am I!
Then, the usher lit my son’s candle. My son lit my husband’s candle. My husband lit my candle. I watched in wonder and cried. My candle burned! Watson leaned his wick into mine, and I saw a new light shine. Glory!
A Christmas Poem
I am but a woman
Broken and wrong-minded on my own
But I am not alone
God is with me
And so, as dim-witted as I may be
I am a candle
A candle that can be lit
A candle that can burn
A candle that can be seen
A candle that attracts
For the hurting rap our doors
We are candles
Candles that can light other candles
Praise be to The Candle that can never go out
Beyond His birth 2,000 years
We sing His praises
We Know Him near
Immanuel
The One who made us candles
The One who lights our fire
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Photo by Rebecca Peterson-Hall on Unsplash
Beautifully shared with love. Thank you
Thank you, sweet friend.
My dear sister in Christ. I’ve been meditating on the Nativity more than usual this Christmas and how God came with us to give us His Light starting with the Son. Thank you for sharing your beautiful family moment and the poem that I will keep with me for the rest of the Christmas season. May God bless you and your wonderful family in the new year.
Oh, Thank you for sharing. I would love to hear more about what God has laid on your heart this Christmas season. I listened to a beautiful Advent devotional 28 days leading up to Christmas on Hallow, a beautiful Catholic app. I thought of you. You are on my mind often. May the Lord also richly bless you and yours in 2023 and every year after with more and more of Himself.
That was a beautiful night! The Light bringing us light. Thank you for the reminder Amy.
Thank you for your comment! “That was a beautiful night” … it reminds me of a new title I have recently found in Him, The Bringer of Beauty…He brings os much beauty into the world. Blessings!