When my life is in darkness, you are my light.

You give me the strength to stand up and fight.

And the light that you give me I'll give back to you.

And the flame that it makes will carry us through.

xxx

The Darkness

I'm lying here upon this bed, my heart feels numb my soul feels dead.

I try so hard to quiet my mind, to close the doors and sanctuary find.

But I cannot seem to slay my fears, but just find anger pain and tears.

For the pain I feel inside so deep, at times all too much and I just want to weep.

For the pain of the past won't leave me alone, so I lock it away like you unplug the phone.

So where is the light that I need to live, I've tried for so long and have no more to give.

The Light

Then along came the time that they sent me to you, and it all seemed to change as you knew what to do.

You welcomed me with open arms to help me find the way.

To face my fears and shed the tears to take the pain away.

You gave me strength to make me strong.

You gave me hope to move along.

But most of all you gave me faith to help me in my fight.

To heal the wounds that life had left and help me see the light.

So to all of you who met me and helped me on my way.

Thank you, and may god keep you safe, both this and every day.

Words have the power to transform even the saddest recollections into sentences of great beauty, and in that beauty lies the possibility of salvation.

I saw your soul. It said it was fine.

Take care

Steve