Here’s an Advent reflection from Johnny Baker.
Divine Womb
God joined
with Mary and created
The divine fertilised human
Nestling into her womb, nourished by her blood
God joins with us and creates
A divine planted idea, an inspiration
Which settles in us, and feeds
But after the ecstasy of impregnation
9 months of waiting, hoping, growing
The invisible inside, waiting to be born
And while we wait, difficulties arise
Herods try to destroy
Authorities try to rationalise
Husbands doubt,
While redemption gestates
We are all wombs of the divine
Pregnant with that which God envisions us
How will we feed it?
Who will it most resemble, us or God?
How long are we prepared to be patient?
We wait.
We wait
We wait for the invisible to become visible
For the seed to flourish
For vision to be born.
The divine fertilised human
Nestling into her womb, nourished by her blood
God joins with us and creates
A divine planted idea, an inspiration
Which settles in us, and feeds
But after the ecstasy of impregnation
9 months of waiting, hoping, growing
The invisible inside, waiting to be born
And while we wait, difficulties arise
Herods try to destroy
Authorities try to rationalise
Husbands doubt,
While redemption gestates
We are all wombs of the divine
Pregnant with that which God envisions us
How will we feed it?
Who will it most resemble, us or God?
How long are we prepared to be patient?
We wait.
We wait
We wait for the invisible to become visible
For the seed to flourish
For vision to be born.
— from Johnny
Baker’s Worship Tricks website. http://jonnybaker.blogs.com/
