In the beginning was the Word-
At the very Source of being,
At the Fountain of all that is-
Jesus,
You were, and are and ever will be.
You are with God the Father
And You are God,
In the eternal embrace
of the Holy Spirit.
Everything came to be through You
And all things are for You.
Creation comes forth and returns
To God by You.
In You is life,
And this life is our light.
This light shines in the darkness,
As it once shone at the dawn of time,
In a lowly stable,
And on a brutal cross.
Now, as then,
The darkness does not comprehend,
And will not, cannot
Overcome.
Shine on, O Word,
Our Light, Life and Love.
May we not prefer the darkness,
But may we turn our eyes to You,
Shining in the arms of Your radiant Mother.
