When I Consider How My Light is Spent

When I Consider How My Light Is Spent, often called On His Blindness, is John Milton's sonnet about service, limitation, and faith. The speaker fears that a God-given talent may remain unused, drawing on the biblical language of stewardship. Patience answers by rejecting the assumption that divine service can be measured only through visible work. The sonnet moves from anxious questioning toward a steadier understanding of dependence, allowing waiting itself to become an active form of readiness.