Holy Tuesday

"'While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.' After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them." John 12:26

we talk (and sometimes

joke) about being afraid

of night's shadows, yet we

long for its comforting embrace.

we tell others to turn 

their faces towards the

light which can warm them

but then turn to look for 

the ice-cold dementors

hoping they will catch up.

we sing of that little light

which is ours and would

never be blown out, and 

then breathe a sigh of relief

when it begins to flicker, just

waiting for it to disappear.

and so, we join you in 

trying to hide from that

light which would expose

our fears, our doubts, our lives

even as you seemed to do.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman