Jesus,

Your Light

lunged lovingly

into midnight madness

casting a bright beam on all

life’s lethal leanings, soothing

dark nights of poverty and pain,

clearing vision to peer with

purpose into life’s many

muddles and mysteries.

The

soft warm glow

of the smiling child

assures us that no darkness

can ever put your

LOVELIGHT

Out.

God, Emmanuel is here with us.