Light a Candle

It is heart breaking that on 21st November 2010 I lit a candle of hope for the Pike River miners and their families. Today, 22nd February 2011, only three months later, I light the very same candle for the victims and survivors of the Christchurch earthquake.

The devastation we are seeing on the television reports is just so hard to comprehend. My heart truly goes out to all those affected by the tragic event. I pray not only for my family and friends who are there but for all of your family and friends.


Light a Candle - Neil Young

Instead of cursing in the darkness,
light a candle for where were goin,
there's something ahead, worth fighting for,

when the light of time is on us, you will see our moment come,
and the living sole inside will carry on,

It's a chance to give new meaning to every move we make,
In the cavern, in the cave, where we've come from

When the light of dawn is on us,
we will see what we can be,
and the ancient ones will sleep the music sleep

In the hallways of the ages, on the road to history,
What we do now will always be with us.

It's a chance to give new meaning to every move we make,
In the caverns in the caves where we've gone wrong

Instead of cursing in the darkness,
Light a candle for where were going,
There's something ahead, worth lookin for,

When the light of time is on us,
We will see our moment come,
And the living sole inside will carry on,

Light a candle in the darkness,
So that others might see it,
Light a candle in the darkness, when you go,

Light a candle in the darkness so others might see ahead,
Light a candle in the darkness when you go.