seeing #2 (Isaiah 42:1)

watching
a man walk
who
has never taken
a step
since birth...
is not necessarily
seeing him…is it,
Lord?

watching
a man look
through eyes
that have never seen anything
before…
should change every
nearby heart…
right, Lord?

miracles
should make a difference
in our lives…so
how did we miss
the YaHWeH-heart-of-mercy
Who thought them
up?

help me see You today,
Lord…
i know you’re here.

seeing #1 (Isaiah 42:1)

seeing
is more than just
looking
or even
staring at something…or
someone.

everyday
we look at people
we never really
see.

we did that with You,
Lord.
didn’t we?

the Almighty One
ate with us
and we were too proud
to wash Your feet,
Lord.

small things #1

small town.
small country.
baby boy.

called a king…
of what?
of the cosmos
He spoke into
being?
of the masses
for whom He would
die?
of earth’s kingdoms
powerful
offered Him by
satan?
of His Own country
now ruled by
tyrants?
of His Own home
town
where they would later
dismiss Him?
of the many
who would try to
force
Him to rule
for food…
and miracles?
of the 12 men
who followed Him?

did He ever claim
to be the king?
of anything?

no.

but He did accept both
worship
and
hatred
with equal grace.

so, was He
King?

is He?

He is king
of nothing bigger than our
hearts…
the cosmos is His
throne room…
the earth, His
footstool…
our hearts, His chosen
home.

the king of everything
seems
to want it that way.

the biggest mess of all

Emmanuel
God-is-with-us
is a name...
The Name of YaHWeH's
Way
His Truth
The only real Life.

the All-mighty One
somehow
stuffed into a baby-shape
a baby-size person
sleeping
crying
cooing
like all babies do.

how could this be,
Lord?
how much did
You love us?

that much?
really?

it is still
hard to believe.

messier still

a good man...
joseph...
was presented
with his engaged wife
who claimed virginity
yet also
claimed a pregnancy.

even worse
an angel visit during
a dream
gave him more
to think about.

after thinking,
joseph believed
the impossible
and became
the YaHWeH-chosen stepfather
to YaHWeH's
only begotten Son.

more of a mess

flat
in the dirt they lay...
facedown.

mighty scholars
before
the toddler-king
muttering...
shouting...
silent...
all in turn
again
and again
in worship.

why were they struck
dumb?
what did they
know
that we have overlooked,
Lord?

a mess

You
made a mess,
Lord,
when You first arrived.

scholars came to the
seat
of government
looking
for the new baby-king
promised of old...and
where better
to look?
or worse?

the leaders of government
had reached
their own finely
balanced peace...
so...
there was no room
for YaHWeH's Prince
and Keeper of the
Peace
in their plans...
and
too often in our own.

such a little baby...
such a big mess!

thank You,
Lord,
for making such a mess
in the midst of our mess...
since You
are the only thing that can
make all of life
work.