a prayer i try to pray daily and often

Come put your light in me;
Come let me be your light.


Inspired by Blessed Mother Teresa and the words our Lord spoke to her as she delved deeper into His call on her life. See Come Be My Light.

The order of the two lines is important. Unless He, the Light of the World, is in alive in us, we cannot be a light to others.

We are called to be like lamps; we hold the flame, we are transparent, and the flame burns brightly, is the center of attention. We are transparent, but in holding Jesus in our hearts and letting him exist there deeply, we draw others closer to the flame, to the one true light, Jesus Christ. We can bear Jesus to the world.

But first, we must pray that He come and be pleased to dwell within us, more and more.