Poem: THE LIGHT THAT WAS FROM THE BEGINNING 1 John 1

In the hush before the dawn was stirred,
Before the winds of time were heard,
There came no dream, no shadowed sign—
But Life eternal, vast, divine.
Not formed by hand nor shaped by breath,
Unfading Life that conquers death;
Which eyes beheld, and hands drew near,
A living Word made bright and clear.

We heard, we saw, with wonder filled,
Our trembling hearts in silence stilled;
For He who walked in mortal frame
Was Life itself, yet bore our name.
The hidden Light, so long concealed,
In human flesh was now revealed;
And we, who witnessed, now proclaim
The boundless grace within His name.

O fellowship, a sacred bond,
That draws the soul to things beyond;
Not ours alone, but shared above
With Him who reigns in perfect love.
The Father’s heart, the Son’s embrace,
Invite us into holy grace;
That joy, once faint, now full may be,
In truth, in light, in unity.

And this the message, pure and bright,
God stands revealed as spotless Light;
No shadow stains His radiant way,
No darkness dares within Him stay.
Yet if we claim His name as ours,
And walk in night through hidden hours,
Our words grow thin, our truth undone,
For light and dark cannot be one.

But if we walk where Light is found,
Where grace and truth in Him abound,
Then we are joined, both heart and hand,
A people cleansed at His command.
The blood that flowed, so rich, so deep,
Still washes those who come and weep;
From every stain, from secret sin,
It makes the contrite spirit clean.

Let none presume a sinless claim,
Or dress their pride in holy name;
For self-deceived the soul shall be
That will not bow in honesty.
Yet mercy waits for those who turn,
Whose hearts within them ache and burn;
For God is faithful, just, and true,
To cleanse, forgive, and make anew.

So let us speak with humble breath,
Of Life that triumphed over death;
And walk in light while yet we may,
Till night dissolves in endless day.

BDD