He gave up all to come to earth and become our All.
Oh God,
come any other way,
but not as a child.
Come in a space ship
so we can call you alien
and a figment.
Wash up on shore
as a castaway, an unknown,
scraggly and salt soaked.
Walk into town as a vagabond
so we can call the authorities
to distance us.
Stand by the side of the road
with a cardboard sign
so we can hand you a twenty and drive on.
But please don’t come as a baby.
Don’t come and coo and cry
and take our breath away.
Don’t come as we did,
dependant and humble
and wrapped up tight.
Just don’t, don’t be so vulnerable
as a wonder from a womb
bathed in the liquid of humanity.
Don’t come as a child, please.
For then we would need to
hold you in our arms.
Don’t come as an infant
so innocent and small
for we…
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HIS EYE IS ON THIS SPARROW TOO Still Learning to Lean on God 