The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Poem★★★★

The night has a thousand eyes;
The day but one,
And the light of the whole day dies
With the setting of the sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes;
The heart but one,
And the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.

The point

As the night has a thousand stars but the day only one sun, the heart has but one true light—love—whose loss darkens all of life.

Scripture

1 Corinthians 13:1

Audience

Adults

Tone

Melancholic · Contemplative

To tell aloud

under a minute · 46 words

Subjects

Poetry Sermon Illustration Heart Purpose Love

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