Trough to Tomb

The Word became flesh,
   but not just any flesh,
    the flesh and face
     of a newborn boy,
born now in Bethlehem,
of the woman, Mary.

In the face of the child,
 comes the face of God,
   the heart of God,
    the hands and feet,
set loose on the earth's dirt,
the Creator still at work.

Wonder of wonder,
  what God has done,
    sent the divine Son,
     One most beloved,
to walk the hard way,
from trough to tomb.