Seeing God

In seeing Him,
we see God
in imagining the face of Jesus
we get an image of God
an approximation of the infinite
contained within flesh and bone
Born in the stable, anointed by the dove
transfigured on the mountainside
made whiter than white
the face of Christ
weeping for Lazarus,
cursed by the crown of thorns
forgiving even at the moment of death
hanging, dying in shame
crucified by the crowd
in forgiveness an image of God
who is love

November 25, 2007 5:50pm
Based on Colossians 1:11-20 and the sermon,
“Imaging Jesus”, by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH
November 25, 2007