He emptied himself. - Philippians 2:7
Nothing was announced.
Nothing was held back.
He simply wasn’t there anymore.
The place that had held Him
let go.
He didn’t take
what had always been His.
Didn’t insist
on staying at the center.
Things loosened.
The thrones stayed where they were.
They still shone.
They just didn’t carry the same weight.
Power learned
how to be unused.
Everything else went on
the way it always had.
Order checked itself.
Habit continued.
One place was empty.
That was the difference.
The angels noticed.
Waiting was new for them.
They stood where direction
used to come from,
listening for a voice
that wasn’t speaking.
He hadn’t been taken away.
He had gone elsewhere.
Lower.
Not in protest.
Just obedience.
Nothing was lost.
Something was set aside.
Heaven felt it
the way you feel pressure change,
space opening
where something had been.
Wings folded.
Song paused.
Time learned how to wait.
GBS jr
2016
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