The thrill of it is that someone could walk in at any moment
and see our communion with the infinite
that we might watch them really see for the first time
as the veil is stripped away
and the muted colors of the world turn vivid
It’s why we left the door unlocked
and threw the key into the sea long ago
Now we sit by the light of seven candles
watching the shadows of our world writhe
and every now and then reaching out to one another
to feel again for a moment what it’s like to really exist
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The Light is On 
One response to “Seven Candles”
The idea that “we might watch them really see for the first time” reminded me of the thrill of teaching illiterate adults how to read. I used to teach first graders. That light dawning when “Ah-hah! I can read!” dawned was magnificent, but dim in contrast to the light of an adult whose literary light was unlocked. Now, take that brilliance and give it to someone who is seeing Christ in his/her life for the first time: blinding!! That’s really existing!
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