In the eternal now
The Father speaks a word.
This word is “Beloved.”
Though spoken only once
It resonates through eternity
And so is always spoken.
As “Beloved” is spoken,
Beloved is
In its resonance it always is,
A word never unspoken
In speaking this word
(which is everything He has to say)
The Father pours out Love for His Beloved.
He gives Himself and all He is.
We call this speaking and giving
The begetting of the Son.
Spoken once, this Beloved Word
Is heard by a virgin as a question.
And in her hearing and saying “Yes”
It enters time and becomes a child.
And in her gift of self (an imitation of the Father’s gift)
This word becomes our Beloved.
We call this question and this “Yes” the Incarnation.
And spoken once, this Beloved Word
Is heard countless times.
Let him who has ears hear!
To these countless hearings
the answer comes “Yes” or “No”
And the Beloved is born again in spirit.
We call this the birth of the Word in the soul.