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Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Isaiah 2:5
 


Lead kindly light amidst the encircling gloom;
the night is dark, and I am far from home;
lead me on.

 
St. John Henry Newman, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God is light,
and in him there is no darkness.
1 John 1:5
 


God wishes that your soul not be in darkness
but that the light of good works shines in us.

 
St. Caesarius of Arles, 6th century

 
 
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The light shines...
and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5
 


Let us proclaim
that love is more powerful than the darkness of this world,
simply by our example.

 
St. Teresa of Kolkatta, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God is light.
John 9:5
 


God is life itself; 
light, wisdom, goodness, and eternal blessedness.

 
St. Anselm, 11th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The true light which enlightens everyone,
was coming into the world.
John 1:9
 


Christ is the light of the world,
come to light our darkened world.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
At night there are tears,
but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5
 


Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns.

 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Psalm 27:1
 


As the sun shines
both on the cedar and on the smallest flower,
so the Divine Sun illumines each soul.

 
St. Therese of Lisieux, 19th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am the light of the world.
Jesus; John 8:12
 


Lead kindly light. Lead me on.
The night is dark and I am far from home; lead me on.

 
St. John Henry Newman, 19th century

 

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