All of this is for you
Every star in the sky
That you followed out of your own personal Egypt
All of this is for you
Every stone you laid your head upon
To watch the angels ascend and descend
All of this is for you
This stable outside of Jerusalem
This feeding trough
This bed of hay
The smell of the blemished beasts
That sustain the lives of your people
The smell of the unblemished beasts
That are slaughtered in the courtyard
Their noise
Their mess
And this place of rest
All of this is for you
All of this was prepared for you
While you were yet
Formless and Void
Before the first light dawned
Before the waters broke
Before the trees took their first breath inflating your sunken chest
Before your heart began to beat like a drum circle
Before your spirit took flight on the wings of birds
Before your subconscious submerged like the fish that got away
Before your hunger prowled the desert looking for stones to turn into bread
Before the graven image of your body was placed in the temple of your life
As tenderly as a newborn is laid upon its mother’s breast
And the spirit of God came to rest
Dwelling in your cries
That shattered the darkness of night
All of this is for you
This is your birth
This is your life
And we can see the world entire
In the fire
Reflected in your eyes
So come, let us hold you now
Singing softly over you
Because the day will come
When we find ourselves in your arms
As we whisper with our dying breath
All of this
All of this was for you
