In the silence

In the silence of a Quaker meeting

During the silence of the meeting, in that deep and tranquil quiet, in that calm and safe-feeling and shared place, I became aware of what can only be described as that life-light that burns unseen, yet know if only we will but know it, within each and every one of us. I was also aware of it as burning in all the other people there, only in each one it was a different colour. There was a realisation that it was by each person letting their light shine and contribute to the brightness of the whole that the colour of the whole would be much nearer a pure white - the sum of all the colours of light being white, or, if you will, being pure or complete light.