First Born

First Born of the creation,
of the resurrection of the dead
at the beginning, someone to share
the wonders of the creation
our Savior. Timeless and yet human
at the beginning and in the stable laid down
with Him at the start, the instance of time
and born anew by the virgin, raised after death
to rise and sit on high, waiting for the father
to send him back here, once more
to bring us all home

December 13, 2007
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