flickering wicks
cannot still the light
they carried to Your altar
guiding the trembling flames
from their young hands
to the candles,
symbolizing Your presence
with us
November 19, 2007 12:28pm
our acolytes Sunday,
Erica and Nick
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
(Raymond A. Foss)
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