Daily Affirmations - Day 7 - In the Darkness Shining - Brighten Your Corner

Day 7: Brighten Your Corner

The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father

Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever (Daniel 12:3).

Jesus bids us shine with a clear, pure light,

Like a little candle burning in the night;

In this world of darkness, we must shine,

You in your small corner, and I in mine.

Jesus bids us shine, first of all for Him;

Well He sees and knows it if our light is dim;

He looks down from heaven, sees us shine,

You in your small corner, and I in mine.

Jesus bids us shine, then, for all around

Many kinds of darkness in this world abound:

Sin, and want, and sorrow—we must shine,

You in your small corner, and I in mine.

Jesus bids us shine, as we work for Him,

Bringing those that wander from the paths of sin;

He will ever help us, if we shine,

You in your small corner, and I in mine.

~ Susan Warner ~ pub.1864; vs. 4 by Anonymous, pub.1899

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Brighten the corner where you are!

Brighten the corner where you are!

Someone far from harbor you may guide across the bar;

Brighten the corner where you are!

~ Ina Duley Ogdon ~ 1913

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Brighten Your Corner

We cannot all be famous

Or be listed in "Who's Who,"

But every person, great or small,

Has important work to do.

For seldom do we realize

The importance of small deeds,

Or to what degree of greatness

Unnoticed kindness leads.

For it's not the big celebrity

In a world of fame and praise,

But it's doing unpretentiously

In an undistinguished way.

The work that God assigned to us,

Unimportant as it seems,

That makes our task outstanding,

And brings reality to dreams.

So do not sit and idly wish

For wider, new dimensions

where you can put into practice,

Your many good intentions.

But at the spot God placed you

Begin at once to do,

Little things to brighten up

The lives surrounding you.

If everybody brightened up

The spot where they're standing,

By being more considerate,

And a little less demanding.

This dark old world would very soon

Eclipse the evening star,

If everybody brightened up

The corner where they are!

~ Helen Steiner Rice ~

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