God With Us Poem by Liam ó Comáin

(For Jean Vanier
and Juan de la Cruz)

The gentleness of Bethlehem
And the horror of Calvary
Emanated from God's love
For all of His creation
But especially humanity.

The flow of His Word,
The Word made flesh,
Is the flow of Love into
Our human hearts
For God is thee Lover.

In return we must be open
And believe in Jesus,
Trust in Him, and give Him
Space in our hearts
For the gift He bestows.

For that is what life's all
About: a walk with God in
And as part of Creation
On our way to where the
Word reigns forever.

Thus we must be centered
Upon Jesus, that is,
God centered, and in all
Things centered
Upon love for love is God.