In Praise of a Candle - poem

 Lawrence Hall

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In Praise of a Candle

 

These are thy gifts; they are good

 

-Saint Augustine, City of God, Book 15, Chapter 22

 

A votive candle is good, and prayers are good

And those for whom the candle is lit are good

Especially when they feel they are not good

Because they are His gifts, and they are good

 

When we light a candle for someone else

We light it for ourselves, all without knowing

In the workings of the Ekonomia

Because we are His gifts, and we are good

 

In spite of ourselves – we must accept it

As the little candle shines on through the night