Long ago,
You became flesh
and dwelt among us.

For a time,
You moved into the neighbourhood,
stepped into people’s lives,
answered their questions,
comforted their hearts,
healed their bodies
and cast out their demons.

And what were you doing before and after
those thirty years?
And what are you doing now
in my topsy-turvy life?

Well, wouldn’t you know it!
There you are 
doing what you always do–
answering my questions
with a phone call, a visit to the medical supply store, or a search on Google,
comforting my soul and tending to my needs 
as one angel after another appears
to give me a hug, help me process the day,
or surprise me with chocolate.

There you are again
casting out my demons
when I miraculously find myself
speaking the words
I didn’t have
and couldn’t say
when I was a kid.

 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
–John 1:14 (NIV)

Credits and References:
“Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well” Guercino, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
“For a Time” by Esther Hizsa, 2023
“The Good Shepherd” by RosaryTeam CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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