The Candle

The Candle

The candle is our body

Steady and whole

Yet within the candle

The wick is our soul.

In some candles

The wick is long

And when it is lit

The flame burns strong.

In other candles

The wick is barely seen

I ponder to myself

What could that mean?

If candle is unable

To be lit

The soul must reach out to God

To be strengthened a bit?

God wants to light

Each candle's flame

Every individual one,

He calls us gently by name.

When our soul burns strong

With light and with love

Then we can share with others

The gifts from above.