God in the details, God in the grand,

God in the mystery, God in the sand;

God of the large and God of the small,

Micro and macro, telling it all.

Simple each grain of silicon white,

Traveling vast storehouses, stars in the night;

Sharp rays of sunshine burning so fine

So moon-faced the mirrored reflection can shine.

Creation, all worlds, so compelling the sights

Urges our science and keen techno-flights;

Drawing us heavenward but Heaven still bends,

Stoops to each failure, ever descends.

Creates all vast beauties, restores our lost dreams,

Casts forth a faith that on Christ ever leans;

Comes to our weakness still as we need,

For changing the heart and the earth is God’s deed.

-- L. Barber Christmas, 2016