Shine Your Light

The countenance of the young man

Revealed a long, saddened face,

So the teacher sat beside him,

Wrapping him in her embrace.

Dark and gloomy, his heart outpoured

His feelings of deep despair,

For at last someone would listen,

So he opened up to share.

“My friend is having some problems,

And I don’t know what to do.

What do I say to comfort him?

He is really feeling blue.”

The teacher closed the curtains tight

And shut off the room’s bright light;

While holding closely onto to him,

She gave him a small flashlight.

She said, “Now turn this small light on.”

And at once the room did glow.

Then his face brightened with a smile

And he said, “Thanks, I must go.”

“You’ve helped me here to clearly see

That it’s not in words I say,

But being there to shine my light

Will brighten another’s day.

"Someone like you just to listen,

Someone to love and to care,

Someone to shine a light for them

And all of their burdens share.

"As Jesus shines His light through me,

I know I will find a way

To help my friend to bear his load

And to brighten up his day."

The teacher said, “You keep this light

And everywhere you go,

Remember you’re to shine your light

For others who need you so."

©2006 Linda J. Stevenson