When I was praying, I saw a light shining in a vast vault of darkness. Instantly, the first line of this prayer-poem came into my mind. As always, I knew I had to write it down immediately, without thinking about anything else at all. Long experience has taught me that inspiration fades within just a few seconds if I don’t grasp it straight away. Subsequent lines usually come into my mind as I’m noting down the line before, so I just keep on writing until the sequence comes to a natural end.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it (John 1:5; NLT).
For what other great nation has a god so near to it as YHWH is to us when we call (Deuteronomy 4:7; TIV).
Light in darkness,
Joy in sorrow,
Peace in anguish:
God is near.
Strength in weakness,
Love in hatred,
All is well,
For God is here.
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well (Revelations of divine love, Julian of Norwich).
God is with us (Isaiah 7:14; NLT).