If you who are the emptiness of space,
And galaxies are all yours to command,
And all there is of love is in your face,
And grace flows down to us out of your hand,
Then we are blessed beyond what we have earned,
And cannot speak the depth of what we feel.
We must content ourselves with chaos spurned
While all the wounds of death within us heal.
You are the God whose love defeated Hell,
And fought for those who spurned you without cause,
And yet beyond the universe you dwell,
And set in motion love and life and laws.
Oh God, forever glorified above,
The object and the author of my love.
postscript
For NaPo day 19, here is the crown sonnet from my crown of sonnets. Each line of this sonnet is found at the beginning and end of each of the 14 sonnets I have written for the crown. The theme was the character of God, and while I am fairly proud of individual ones, the whole is a project that will need to be tweaked. Thanks for reading! I resume writing whatever I wish for day 20.