THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD by Ruth Calder Murphy

In the New Testament, Jesus is recorded as having said “I am the Light of the World”...

Less well known is that he’s also recorded as having said,

“You are the light of the world.”

This makes me think on several levels – about who Jesus was, about who “The Christ” is, about who and what I am…

It also makes me think about our role – Jesus’ and mine, what the nature of light is and about its properties. One thing seems clear to me: it’s not black and white.

The Light of the World

I am the light of the world -

the bright, white light of the world.

Shine me, please,

through prisms of poetry,

dewdrops

and raindrops,

moonbeams and mist,

Shine me bright

through darkness,

through night,

make me rainbows

and moonbows,

sunrise and sunset,

sunlight and starlight and moonlight...

The world is not black and white

and white light

is every colour of the rainbow.

You are the light of the world -

the bright, white light of the world.

Shine, if you will,

through prisms of poetry,

dewdrops

and raindrops,

moonbeams and mist,

Shine bright,

through darkness,

through night,

be rainbows

and moonbows,

sunrise and sunset,

sunlight and starlight and moonlight...

The world is not black and white

and you

can be -

and see -

every colour of the rainbow.

Ruth Calder Murphy is a writer, artist, music teacher, wife and mother living in London, UK. Her life is wonderfully full of creativity and low-level chaos. She is the author of one published novel, “The Scream,” several books of poetry and one or two as-yet unpublished novels. She is passionate about celebrating the uniqueness of people, questioning the unquestionable and discovering new perspectives on old wonders. She is learning to ride the waves that come along—peaks and troughs—and is waking up to just how wonderful life really is. You can visit Ruth and view more of her art on her website here, or on her Facebook page. Her latest book is available on Amazon here, and here.

~If you are interested in seeing your poetry appear in this blog, or submitting a poem by a woman that has inspired you, please click here for submission guidelines. I greatly look forward to hearing from you!~

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