The whole of the church
The expanse of the body
The multitude of followers
Over the long centuries
Cannot contain the whole
Of your person
But that does not stop
You from making your
Home with us
That does not prevent
You from coming near
And dwelling with us
You have made us your temple
The temple of THE living God
The dwelling place of the Almighty
We are your habitation
Separate, set apart
For you
You have come near
To walk among us
To be our God
Personal and intimate
To make us your people
To dwell with us
The whole of the church
The expanse of the body
The multitude of followers
Over the long centuries
Cannot contain the whole
Of your person
But that does not stop
You from making Your
Home among us
A Father to us
We, sons and daughters to you
A shared lineage; kindred forever
How incomprehensible is it
That for all eternity
We share in a divine lineage
Progeny through adoption
Of Almighty God
Sovereign King and Creator
A transcendent God
Come near
A completely other being
Incomparable
Distinct
One of a Kind
Imminent and close
Dwelling with
And In His created thing
Making the finite
His home
To desire nearness
What a wonder!
What a mystery!
What glory is He
Who would come down
To dwell with us
And make us His!
2 Corinthians 6:16-18
2 Corinthians 6:16–18 (ESV): 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”
A Singular Passion 