A new day rose upon me. It was as if another sun had risen into the sky; the heavens were indescribably brighter, and the earth fairer; and that day has gone on brightening to the present hour. I have known the other joys of life, I suppose, as much as most men; I have known art and beauty, music and gladness; I have known friendship and love and family ties; but it is certain that till we see God in the world—God in the bright and boundless universe—we never know the highest joy. It is far more than if one were translated to a world a thousand times fairer than this; for that supreme and central Light of Infinite Love and Wisdom, shining over the world and all worlds, alone can show us how noble and beautiful, how fair and glorious they are.
–Orville Dewey
Light and Love
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.
–Francis W. Bourdillon
In darkness there is no choice. It is light that enables us to see the difference between things; and it is Christ that gives us light.
–Julius Charles Hare
Love is something eternal—the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there and it was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light, too, and that is its real function.
–Vincent Van Gogh
When the Light of Life falls upon the life of men, secret powers begin to unfold, sleeping perceptions begin to awake, and the whole being becomes alive unto God.
–John Henry Jowett
There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one small candle.
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What a refreshing read for me today…I’ve had a lame-o day today, and this was quite a welcome respite. Thanks. 🙂
Thanks, so much, FLM, for this precious comment. When I read your current post, I had already posted this and I thought, “How similar are these ways of saying the same thing!” Essentially, yours reminded me of these.
So glad I could be a blessing to you! Come by any time, although sometimes it is heavier, like yesterday. But, then, we live in a heavy world, don’t we.