Forgotten Ground Regained

Tabernacle

So that our weak and wounded eyes could knowthe brilliant beauty blazing bright aboveand not be burned or blinded by that lightwhich shines unceasing, God decides to showhimself in part so we might glimpse his lovein full—a veil reveals him to our sight.
Wonderful cloaking! Words cannot conveythe way the incandescent image dims.He stoops to wrap himself in rags of skin,to coat his gorgeous gleam in cracking clay.He hides his holy glow in humble limbsand meekly mingles in the mess of men.
He drops into our darkened world to dwell,covert in carnal camouflage. He bendsto enter earth so we can see and hearhis grace. He welcomes pain to make us well.Enfolded in frail flesh, our Lord descends—look, look at how our kind king Christ comes near!
Originally published in Ekstasis (2023) and in Below the Brightness (Solum Press, 2024).
Reprinted in Forgotten Ground Regained, Issue 9, Winter 2026 Psalms and Meditations
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