The sonnet, titled “The Luminance of Looking to the Lord Jesus Christ: Based on Psalm 34:5”, reflects the transformative power of gazing upon Jesus, inspired by Psalm 34:5: “Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame” (NIV). It portrays believers lifting their eyes to Christ, whose countenance shines like a boundless sun, igniting their souls with holy light. This radiance, likened to uncounted stars and a divine glow, banishes darkness and shame, fulfilling the promise of the verse. Through vivid imagery of beams, flames, and eternal light, the poem celebrates how looking to Jesus fills us with a pure, unshakable brilliance, making us reflections of His glory and completing our joy in Him.

As we to Jesus lift our longing sight,
His countenance a sun of boundless gleam,
Our souls ignite with sparks of holy light,
A dawn of glory streams in every beam.

Like stars uncounted, radiant we shine,
Reflecting rays no darkness can subdue,
His brilliance floods us with a glow divine,
A prismed grace through mortal veils breaks through.

No shadow dares to dim this sacred blaze,
For in His gaze, our spirits rise in flame,
A luster pure, beyond all earthly haze,
Illumines us who call upon His name.

Thus, fixed on Him, we glow through night’s retreat,
Eternal light our joy, our crown complete.