The Wings of Dawn

Lord, You loved us

into existence.

You formed us

from dust.

You filled our lungs

with the essence

of Your spirit.

The first breath

we took flooded

our body with You.

Your word, Lord is written

into our very foundation,

coded into our programming.

We carry You

in every cell,

in every molecule,

in every atom.

There is not a thing

in this universe

that is not a part of You.

The planets and their moons,

the butterfly, the aphid,

the endless expanse

of glacial ice at the poles,

the rain of pollen

from the magnolia bloom—

everything that exists today

carries some part of You within it.

And so, we cannot hide

from You.

If we flee to the stars,

You are there.

If we rise on

the wings of dawn,

You are there.

We can never be lost

because even in the darkness

You are there.

You are everywhere,

and You will always find us.

Amen.

Psalm 139:7-12