Shine Your Light Like it is Christmas Every Day - Candles

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.  Matthew 5:16

My grandson, Dakota, took this photo of the moon on the night of the lunar eclipse--
--perfect for a good illustration of light.

Here's a link to my last year's Christmas poem:  
You--a Light in the World 

Sing a song:  Stars Were Gleaming

Candles

Candles were probably the first of the old Roman symbols to become accepted in the Christian celebration.  They were thought to be a sign of joy and hope and they lighted the long nights of the winter season.

In Christian celebrations they are interpreted as a symbol of Christ, the Light of the World.

The Candle

(This poem was given to my husband when he taught elementary school years ago.  The student, by the name of Matt, wrote, "To Mr. Blain, Thank you for being a light in my life.").

A candle's but a simple thing,

It starts with a piece of string,

Yet dipped and dipped with patient hand,

It gathers wax upon the strand

Until complete and snowy white,

It gives at last a lovely light.

Life seems so like that bit of string;

Each deed we do--a simple thing,

Yet day by day, if on life's strand

We work with patient heart and hand,

It gathers joy, makes dark days bright,

And give at last a lovely light.

 --author unknown