We Remain

Made in the image of God

But not to image Christ 

Male and female

He created them

But not to image Christ

He saw that they were very good

But not good enough

To image Christ 

I don’t look like God’s human form

As if His maleness

Is more

Than His humanity

God made Himself small 

Small enough to be a man

But not small enough -

It seems -

To be a woman

In Christ

There is no male or female

But only men image Christ 

Fit to carry the Christ-child

Fit to finance His ministry 

Fit to remain at the foot of the cross

But not fit - you say - to image Christ

The first at the empty tomb

The first to meet the risen Christ

The first to spread the news

But not to image Christ

Backbone of the church

Children, flowers, teas

Made to be silent, obedient, busy

But not to image Christ

Don’t like it?

We can leave

You say

But we don’t come for you 

Not your table

We gather around

Not your body and blood 

We treasure

We remain for

Christ in the Eucharist

And myself

Hidden in Christ

©️Laura Moore 2025

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