The long-awaited has begun:

    see the Greyhound gliding into the terminal?
        the plane parking at the gate?
        the ship arriving at the dock?
        the Winnebago pulling into the driveway?

God approaches, encroaches–

    Emmanuel, God with us,
        in us,
        through us,
        for us.

Messy birth has begun:

    did you know you are both virgin and child?
        mother and babe?
        birther and birthed?
        deliverer and delivered?

God incarnates;
    we and they are one.

Mystery, Reality, Pivotpoint
    into the world,
    into creation,
    into me,
    into you,
    into hearts,
        willing or not.

Hallelujah!
    Hallelujah!

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