OUR PURPOSE IN SIGHT...

"Let Your Light So Shine!"

This post was submitted by Garett
Wed, Mar 14
Here's a poem I wrote that signifies grandma.

Canyon Storms

A faint booming rages from the west,

The echo alerts the wind.

Gusts storm across the crest,

Trees whisper the secret.

Dark clouds summer-sault in-between,

The bang challenges the cloud.

The dark slips by oh so clean,

But light breaks the proud.

The light is hidden from the darkness,

Only to escape from the fight.

To yell it's power to the darkness,

And emerge with utmost sight.

For, two forces are so different,

One so dark, one so bright.

Still some don't embrace it,

Both, though, have a purpose in sight.

                     

          - Garett Carlisle

This poem reminds me of grandma's light.  We all have light, some fainter than others, but grandma's is that kind of light that "emerges with utmost sight."  As Matthew 5:16 reads, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."  I pray and hope that all of us can find that light and share it with others as Grandma does.  Because that is our "purpose in sight." 

P.S. (From Cathy)  Jack spent a wonderful day with Grandma yesterday.  He said she was feeling good and enjoyed visiting with many sisters in the ward.  A special treat was when Ramon and Sister Julie Beck stopped by.  

Thanks Garett for your post!  What a thoughtful, beautiful tribute to Grandma!