God Visits

God does not come just to pot some sweet flowers,
though He put song in gardens long ago;
 their blossoms bend to His transcendent powers,
but basically He lets them be to grow.

Theophany was formerly more common--
Abe heard God say that he should slay his son,
and most of all God sent His Golgatha man
with us to stay 'til He salvation won.

We too begin like orchids in our origin--
a supernatural source for all our breath,
but sad for sweetpeas it's all downhill when
they blossom to extinction on their death.

For we will copy out an opposite story,
though mums are more majestic for the way,
as destiny we hope to see His glory,
our history's theophanies to stay.

In all of nature's variegated beauties,
to only us God's visit does entrust--
small miracles may diffract our daily duties
as prism He forms diety from dust.

                   -- by Pete Voelz         2001