Perpetual Light

God the Father, Jesus the Son, Holy Spirit

Leading, guiding day and night…

You, the three; Tree of life…

Continuous life force…

Apples and almonds, nourishing delight

Soul bearer, heart mender, total, complete, insight

Oil burning never extinguished

Softly burning all through the night

A constant, holy fire, Living Creator, ignite…

Your wick never burns low…

Perpetual flow

Giver of the light…

Dispelling darkness…

Until Sun of righteousness comes

And Day-Star appears…

Menorah…

God’s eternal life, is here.

–Marla Shaw O’Neill May 31, 2017

Exodus 25:31-40 “You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece. And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower– and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand. Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold. You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it. And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.”

The Almond

Almond in Hebrew means “the awakening one”, because the almond tree was the first tree to awake from the sleep of winter and blossom. It spoke of the speedy and powerful result of light.