A Rumination on Philippians 2
The son of God, by all rights God as God,
Gave up his right to perfect unity.
Our Christ divine became a man roughshod,
lived social distanced from community,
Experienced the sharp immortal break:
Disharmony with God. Immanuel
Felt longing that no earthly soul can make;
The loneliness of earth he knows most well.
In this year of distance, grief, and shadow,
The darkest year of life I've ever seen,
Jesus whispers: "Know ye loss and sorrow?
I am with you, in places I have been."
Born that we no more may die of illness,
Sore of heart was He while He was with us.
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Stephen Carradini writes poetry, music, music reviews, podcasts, and scholarship.
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