GOD IS LIGHT
I saw the sea and thought
Its power was the power of God.
I heard its roar and saw
Its might, the ceaseless motion
And it seemed to me
The power was of God.
I saw the mountains,
The awe-inspiring peaks,
The rugged immensity that
Seemed changeless eternal;
And it seemed to me
The power was of God.
I saw the earth, our mother,
I saw her gifts, the fruits
And the flowers, the grass
So green and good
And it seemed to me
The power was of God.
I saw the sky, our canopy,
I saw its gift, the floating
Clouds; it is a screen
From the scorching sun
And it seemed to me
The power was of God.
“Oh! God,” I said, “I see
Your power in the sea
So vast, in the mountain
So tall, in the beautiful earth,
In the sky, a delight.
But what are You, my God?”
“You can know me in the light of love;
I am formless, faceless,
Ever present, ever lasting,
A power, more than a power.
For You, I am the light!”
-By Betty Paul Thottam.
An excerpt from the book “Living with God : An Anthology of Poems” ISBN 978-0-9866773-0-4
