Sanctuary Lamp

 

Here I am Lord.

In third hour of night watch,

here, before You 

Who are before me,

eternally.

I am the sanctuary light;

  dim, flickering, present

in Your presence.

One hour of adoration,

a granule of sand in Your timelessness.

My hour is soon done.

Graced by Your love,

I am replaced by another

light in Your sanctuary.

Your light glows anew

in the hourglass of my soul.

MaryAnne Frank