I found the first three lines of this poem in a journal from the summer of 2021. I think maybe Cory McElvain said them in a devotional he was leading on the Ichthus Kenya trip. Anyway, they were arresting lines then, and now, and I decided to keep going and see what happened. See what you think.
THE MOST INTERESTING GOD ON THE PLANET
through blood and tears and gasps of pain
God squeezed through the vagina of a Jewish teenager
clearly the body is honored and glorified
clearly the Lord’s not hung up on appearances
or squeamish
clearly he redefines dignity
and majesty
and power
so lower yourself to get high
empty yourself to get full
be losing yourself to get found
don’t be judging the bloody gasp sound
and if the pressure makes your head sure it will burst
then just let yourself be born