Poem August 18, 2008 ISSUE

in a word

Barbara Fay Wiese

"Let there be light." And there was light.Life, consciousness, being;The earth and seas, all living creatures, male and female:Creation accomplished with the quietness of a word,With the authority of the Word,All complete and all pronounced "very good."

But Adam, the man-of-dust Adam,Shudders, "I heard thy voice ... and I was afraid."Not so John, the beloved, who—loving the Word—understood:"Perfect love casteth out fear."

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