Chosen

Before a word

Was spoken

Before the world

Became

Before the Spirit

Hovered over the void

And order was carved

From chaos

You chose me

Before a spark

Ignited in the hidden place

Before bones and flesh

Became

Before cells

Multiplied and divided

And ciphers concealed in DNA

Dictated character

You chose me

Before light

Greeted birth

Before breath

Became

Before eyes opened

And fingers twitched

And a mother’s breast

Nourished

You chose me

Before I learned

Right from wrong

Before aware I

Became

Before sin engraved its name

On cruel words

And careless actions

And selfish ambitions

You chose me

Before You called my name

And claimed me

Before Your child I

Became

There was no beauty in me

No worth

No advantage

No reason for choosing yet

You chose me

In a world of

Fatherless children

Seven thousand million lives

Disconnected and drifting

I am humbled

Pressed to my knees

Amazed beyond understanding!

You chose me