Light

Angelight
Starlight
Firelight
Candlelight

Shepherds,
Keeping their flocks on a hillside
Darkness all around them,
awoke to the light of angels
Singing of glory and joy
Singing of the coming of the light.
Their darkness was overcome
by angelight.

Wise men,
Studying, calculating,
Trying to find the answers.
Darkness all around them,
Unquenchable by knowledge.
They followed a star
to find the coming of the light.
Their darkness was overcome
by starlight.

A crowd, standing,
Struggling to make sense
of the words each other spoke.
Pentecost, beginning in confusion,
ending with wind and fire.
Their lives were changed,
their darkness was overcome
by firelight.

Christmas Eve
A congregation gathers from
all parts of the town.
They come to hear music,
They come to hear a message,
They come to celebrate the birth of a savior.
They come out of the dark,
seeking the light.
The darkness was overcome
in candlelight.

Angelight
Starlight
Firelight
Candlelight

Christ comes,
and is the light of the world.
The darkness is overcome
Forever.

Note: The choir sang an anthem last Sunday which used these words, call Candlelight Carol (or something similar to that -- I wish I had written it down.

Image: Christ candle in our advent candles.