Thread the Light

I am wary of looking for any sort of theology in secular music, and rarely do it. You do find the odd great lyric out there, but it's usually a rather meaningless practice. That said, one of features of post-modernism that I take advantage of every now and then is that what's apparently truly important about art these days is not what is says but what it says to me. So, when I listen to This Low, by The Swell Season, I make what I like of the chorus. This is what it says (and you can listen to how beautifully they sing it here):

Thread the light,

Thread the light,

Shine the light,

Don't hide the light,

Live the light,

And give the light,

Seek the light,

And speak the light,

Crave the light, and brave the light,

Stare the light,

And share the light,

Show the light,

And know the light,

Raise the light,

And praise the light,

Thread the light,

And spread the light.