Incarnation

Eternal became time-bound
Lying in a trough.
Almighty became human
To show us His great love.

He who formed the universe,
Who stretched out all the skies,
He who sprinkled stars in space
Now, helpless, there He lies.

Once enthroned in the heavens,
The earth His footstool then,
He cannot take a single step,
Who once walked on the wind.

The everlasting Word of God,
Speechless as a babe;
The God who filled up all of space,
Confined now in a cave.

Who formed the hairs on every head
Suddenly can bleed.
The God by Whom all things were made
Now suffers want and need.

He blew life into every man;
Now He takes His first breath.
Immortal God, the Timeless One
Can now feel pain and death.

Oh, how much He loves us!
How much He condescends
To come down from His lofty throne
To be my Savior and my Friend.

This poem was a finalist in the November 2010 poetry contest