Come closer

One of my favorite poets is Anis Mojgani.  This is a part of his poem, "Closer."  While this poem is not Christian (Mojgani himself is a Baha'i), it speaks to me in a prayerful way that describes how I think God relates to us through creating us and then redeeming us in Christ.  God is always beckoning us to "come closer."  So I offer these words to you today:

come closer.



come into this. come closer.


you are quite the beauty. if no one has ever told you that before know that now. you are quite the beauty. there is joy in how your mouth dances with your teeth. your mouth is a sign of how sacred your life truly is. come into this. true of heart come into this. you are true of heart. come closer. come closer. know that whatever God prays to He asked it to help Him make something of worth. He woke from His dreams scraped the soil form the spaces inside Himself made you and was happy. you make the Lord happy.


come into this.


come closer.