An Ode to the Shining Lord

[causticus]

Shining One, how many try and snuff out my torch!
How many dark clouds gather around me!
So many are saying of me,
“The Path of Light is but a fool's errand!”

But your power, Shining Lord, is my shield,
Glorious Halo, the Invincible Sun who lifts my head to lofty heights.
I call out to the Shining One,
and He answers me through his rays from up high.

I lie down and sleep;
I wake up and rise again because the Shining One sustains me.
I still radiate despite the thunderous clamor of those dark clouds;
I fear not the howling winds that assail me on every side.

Arise, Shining Lord!
Deliver me, O Invincible Sun!
Dissolve that insolent storm with your brilliant light;
Temper the wicked winds and shrink them down to a caressing breeze.

From the Shining Lord comes deliverance.
May you bless all of those who earnestly seek You out.