12.24.2013

Incarnation


Christmas Eve!

A poem of mine--"Incarnation"--from two years ago:
This is the emptying.
The release of heaven.
The descent
into the warmth
of a young girl's womb.
Vitally yoked
to her heartbeat and life.
Sharing the scandal
and embarrassment of flesh.
A covenant of love
sealed in ligament and bone.
Glory
to God in the Highest.
Glory
here in straw and blood.

5 comments:

  1. Thank you for this. It is wonderful :)

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  2. A wonderful poem! It reminds me to see "the glory in the straw and blood" of each new day. Thank you.

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  3. I kept looking for a "like" button. LOL! Great poem!

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  4. Hey, just found this blog out and really enjoy it! Thank you for the poem, added this blog to my reading list! :)

    Would appreciate any pointers/support for a blog I wrote about the incarnation,

    http://benjaminharrismusings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/en-mattered-theology-and-dinner-table.html

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