There’s a light that burns within you

There’s a light that burns within you

That illuminates your soul

They say it’s always been there

Steady, bright and in control

It’s the guiding spirit that drives you

As you live your life each day

It’s the light outside the shadows

A lonely life can cast

But if you look to feel it

The darkness will not last

There’s a light of love within you

That illuminates your face

A gentle warmth that surrounds you

When your heart is in that place

The brightness of the spirit

And all the love you share

Embracing it with passion

Nurturing it with care

Within the light is life’s meaning

Things close to the heart believed

A summation of your lifetime

And all things you perceived

Live the life within you

Let the light shine through 

Sharing it with others

Embraced by love so true

The light that burns within you

The warmth of life’s desire

Let it shine on brightly

True keeper of the fire

As your soul burnt brightly

And you thought you were alone

You knew there was something far greater

Than the life humanity had known

You knew there was something far greater

Why could humanity not see

The wonders they held within themselves

The love, joy, power

Their divinity

Then one day there came

A soft and distant call

It sang to your heart

And beckoned your soul

As you went on your journey

To heed that call to your soul

Through thick and thin

Dead ends too

Barriers and walls

You began to see you were not alone

Not alone at all

There were so many lights around you

All had heeded that call

It was The Source that beckoned our souls

She has called us all home

Poem by William Lindenmuth and unknown authorship