Lighten Up

For you were once darkness,

but now

You are Light in the Lord.

                Live as children of light…

~ Ephesians 5:8

            I need a lighter life.  A life that’s brighter.  Unburdened.  Uplifted.  All the nouns and verbs defining the word “lightened.”

            A life that moves away from darkness and into the clarity of day. 

            A life that casts off the burdens I was never meant to bear.

            A life that embraces joy.

            My One Word for 2014: Lighten. 

For this Light within you produces only
what is good
 and right
and true.

~ Ephesians 5:9