Shall I try to shine
like a candle
when I am
but the wax?

Shall I mark hours in the sky
as if I am the sun
when I am
but a shadow?

Shall I strive to warm
like a fireplace
when I am
but a heap of ashes?

O Coming Christ,
be the flame
be the daylight
be the hearth
I pray.

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