There is a legend that has often been told

     Of the boy who searched for the Windows of Gold.

The beautiful windows he saw far away

     When he looked in the valley at sunrise each day.

And he yearned to go down to the valley below

     But lived on a mountain that was covered with snow,

And he knew it would be a difficult trek,

     But that was a journey he wanted to make.

So he planned by day and he dreamed by night

     Of how he could reach The Great Shining Light.

And one golden morning when dawn broke through

     And the valley sparkled with diamonds of dew

He started to climb down the mountainside

     with the Windows of Gold as his goal and his guide.

He traveled all day and, weary and worn,

     With bleeding feet and clother that were torn,

He entered the peaceful valley town,

     Just as the Golden Sun went down.

But he seemed to have lost his "Guiding Light,"

     The windows were dark that had once been bright.

And hungry and tired and lonely and cold

     He cried, "Won't You Show Me the Windows of Gold?"

And a kind hand touched him and said, "Behold!

     High On The Mountain Are The Windows of Gold."

For the sun going down in a great golden ball

     Had burnished the windows of his cabin so small,

And the Kingdom of God with its Great Shining Light,

     Like the Golden Windows that shone so bright

Is not a far distant place, somewhere,

     It's as close to you as a silent prayer.

And your search for God will end and begin 

     When you look for Him and find Him within.

written by: Helen Steiner Rice