From the book a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.
a mystery marches across time.
man, in cadence matching
the beat of this world.
God, His steps dancing
to a different rhythm.
man moves to the usual;
God to the unusual.
questions asked by the man,
and the life pursued with
selfish motives and
uncommon vigor.
answers given by God,
and life offered in
strange manifestations of
uncommon valor:
a Babe, crying in a manger.
a Child, astonishing the scholars.
a Teacher, forgiving sins and opening eyes.
a Man claiming to be God. could it be?
a Man in step with
the song of heaven,
seeking men to join Him
in the dance of difference?
could it be?
a celebration of joy
that ends abruptly
one day
as the music stops
and the sky grows black
and the clouds roll in.
the end?
or an interlude in a longer song?
then . . .
drums! shouts!
trumpets! singing!
the beat begins anew,
more energy and purpose,
moving like never before,
this dance from death to Life.
darkness retreats and Light shines.
the Song invites us to step in,
to take the scarred hand
of the Dancer
and move like never before
across time
with God.
