There

When You were there,
    like all of us have been,
    awash in the water of a womb,
        tiny and small,
        so vulnerable,
No host of angels hovering over You,
No band of warriors guarding You,
    just a mere woman,
    actually, just a girl,
Who protected You from harm,
    giving You room
    inside of her.

When You were there,
    like all of us have been,
    afloat in a sea of darkness,
        not seeing,
        not knowing
You were in the only place of safety,
No angry words, no foes, no harm,
     because of a mother,
     the Father's provision,
The one place nothing could reach,
    but, only for a moment,
    the cross still coming.

(Luke 1:31)