Shrinking God to our size

Thinking we have all of this figured out
that we truly understand the infinite
making God as small as we are
shrinking God down to our size
though Christ walked with us
We cannot truly comprehend
not with reason, experience
the unbounded infinite, eternal
the invisible scope of God

We seek to set boundaries
neat, discrete spaces
to capture God within the sanctuary walls
his truth in the pages
believing we only look at the law
The words of scripture
if we don’t look within
counseled by the Spirit
what will we miss of God

What profound truth, all that God is
beyond our comprehension, imagination
so much more to say about love
beyond the time of Jesus, his walk
what was recorded, written down
What God has to say to us
God divine, all powerful
omnipresent, alive
if we try to wall him in

Thinking we have figured all of this out
making God as small as we are
applying a human scale to the infinite
we miss out on such a blessing
the freedom in eternity
Wanting to cage the undefinable
as if our minds could fully grasp this
shrinking God down to our size
and missing so much in the process

March 1, 2012
earlier poem today, “Making God as small as we are”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/making-god-as-small-as-we-are.html
bible study with Jean Anocibar on February 29, 2012
John 15:18-27
Acts 3 and Acts 4
1 Peter 3:19-20
John 1:10-13
John 1:1-13
John 1:1-18
John 16:1-4
John 16:5-16
John 14:25-27
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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