May your light shine in my Life.

 May Your Light Shine in My Life

A Reflection on Matthew 5:16 and John 8:12

May Your light shine in my life—not my own flickering flame,

But the radiance of Your presence, the glory of Your name.

For I am nothing but a lantern, fragile, small, and dim,

But when You shine within me, the darkness cannot win.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)

May Your light shine in my life—in the shadows of my fear,

In the moments when I stumble and the path is unclear.

When doubt clouds every vision and hope begins to fade,

Let Your dawn break through the night and bring me Your aid.

May Your light shine in my life—not for my own acclaim,

But that others, seeing Your reflection, may call upon Your name.

Let my words be gentle beacons, let my deeds reflect Your grace,

Let every corner of my being become Your dwelling place.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

May Your light shine in my life—through the joy and through the grief,

In the harvest and the waiting, in the blossom and the leaf.

So that when the day is over and the evening draws its close,

I will have shone for You, my King, the only light that knows

No setting, no diminishing, no shadow and no stain—

May Your light shine in my life, again and yet again.

Amen.