Into the void His word went forth. <br />What was not. Is! <br /> <br />Light and life accompanied His utterances <br />And in response, nature danced in the song of creation. <br /> <br />He formed the man of clay, and the woman who is the mother of all life, <br />And they, too, danced in the light of the morning. <br /> <br />Night has now come, and is far spent, <br />And man and woman crane their necks and gaze upwards. <br /> <br />And their words go forth into the vacuum that is space. <br />'Is anyone out there? '. <br /> <br />Out of the void another sound is heard. <br />This time, a baby's cry echoes in some dark and dusty street of old. <br /> <br />And in the darkness of the world, words of hope are once more heard. <br />'My children. Did you think I would leave you as orphans to stray in the night? <br /> <br />I am with you, evermore! ' <br /> <br /> <br />[Brother Jonathan Gardner] <br />Copyright © ®2008, Brother Jonathan Gardner. All rights reserved. <br /> <br />Notes: <br />Line 01: Reference to God’s initial creation (Genesis 1
