fire

he was and is the light of the earth
before there was light and before there was earth
he was and is the Word
before there were voices
before there was sound
he was and is the first Author
and he began his masterpiece
in the middle of infinity
with a single breath

light

he was and is one flame in the dark

they were the scum of the earth
they were fisherman, tax collectors and murderers
and they were hand picked to be part
of a story three years in the making
that was written before creation
twelve flames in the dark

we are the light of the world
we are obnoxious, joyful and afraid
we are a city on a hill
a lamp that cannot and will not be hidden
because we are part of a story two thousand years in the making
that was written before creation
by the First Author
and the First Arson
we are a world on fire