God's Breath, Earth's Dust

Christ and church

Head and helpmeet

Man woman he created them

What is this mystery?

Man is X and Y

Woman is X and X

It is written in our genes

It is written in his Word

It was written by his Word

One prophet, one priest and head

One weaker vessel

Yet all are one in Christ

There is no male or female

Who could deny Deborah?

Is there not Anna?

Many great women of the spirit now

Yet God incarnate is a man

A mystery, a mystery

What is in the Y-chromosome?

If X, the rib, reproduced makes woman

Then what is Y?

Why?

How do we honor Y?

Both X and Y in balance

"God" and "Good" mean balance

Now we see as in a glass, darkly

Then, face to face

All mysteries unveiled

You had rent the veil

You come out, Lord

Into your creation

Husband into wife, union and mystery

Spirit into matter, mystery

Christ and his church

Mystery, Mystery

Life in the spirit, honor of the body

God incarnate: mystery revealed

Many sons brought to glory

Stephen Pursell, 9/04