I said, “I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity….”
Yet the Holy One says,
“I will give you as a light to the nations.”
—Isaiah 49.4, 6
God, I am nothing.
I am your Beloved, your delight.
I am empty, and there is nothing in me
but your light.
Your light does not fail;
it simply shines.
I am not commanded;
I am given.
I have no power,
and it is great.
In all your children,
your light.