no mote or beam
Here’s a poem pointing to everyone’s innate ability to express God’s light and love. The title refers to Jesus’ teaching about focusing on others’ “motes” – that is, judging them for their smaller faults – even as we ignore the much larger “beams,” or flaws, impacting our own ability to see clearly.
May 17, 2019
no mote
or beam*
can mock
the shaft
of light
you aretoo luminous
for night
to leave some markno
you are made
for light
of light
God’s lightLove’s halo rests
on you
through youno mote
no beamjust rivulets
ripples
riversresplendent
dawn
*See Matthew 7:1-5
Originally published in the July 2, 2018, issue of the Christian Science Sentinel.