Pretending you’re not brilliant is not humility.
Stop building blinds about to hide your light.
Your lamp is lit, your candle burns, so we can clearly see
The patch of wonder ’round you in the night.

Let your light so shine;
Let it cast a glow
On the rough, on the fine,
So every child can know
What God freely gifts
To both yours and mine.
Through all the hurts and all the lifts,
Let your light so shine.

The scientist uncovers nature’s mystery,
The artist illustrates a point of history,
The poet through reflection, or the lover by affection,
Shine spotlights on the marvels in our sphere.
The rebel leads the fight for greater liberty,
The mystic looks within to find divinity,
Through the farmer’s garden soil, and the healer’s healing oil,
Each gift a fiery torch, when brought together make it clear
That God is good and he loves you. So …

Let your light so shine;
Let it cast a glow
On the rough, on the fine,
So every child can know
What God freely gifts
To both yours and mine.
Through all the hurts and all the lifts,
Let your light so shine.

No matter what your station,
You were born to illuminate creation.
Let your light so shine …
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Copyright 2025 M. Ryan Taylor

Note: I’ve reflected on Jesus’ call to be a light/salt since I was a youth, but I think I’m only beginning to understand how we are able to be the ‘light of the world’ and the ‘salt of the earth.’ Light helps us perceive what is there already through the sense of sight, and salt, never the main course, enhances the food at the table. My good works, your good works, everyone’s good works … they’re not the main event, but stand as a witness to the greatness of the giver of all good gifts.

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