My Lord, You are the alpha and omega

Here is a poem for God, our First and Last, anchored in His scripture.

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The Alpha and The Omega

Before the world drew its first breath, Before the silence knew its depth, You were. The uncreated thought,the great I AM, The first note of eternity's grand psalm. You are my First,my source, my genesis, The foundation of all that is or was.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)

You are the author of my story's start, The first true echo in my infant heart. The first love that whispered I was known, The first solid rock my faith has known. Before my form,You saw me whole, And wrote my name upon Your scroll.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...” (Jeremiah 1:5)

And when the final chapter closes, When time surrenders to the ages, You will be. The Last Word spoken,the final amen, The hope of heaven for the souls of men. You are my Last,my end, my rest, My haven and my welcome guest.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:13)

When earthly lights begin to fade, And all the worlds that man has made, You stand. The constant in the great unknown, Upon Your throne,and You alone. The journey ends within Your hand, The shore of my promised land.

So hold me in this fleeting present, This vapor between the past and nascent. For every step from first to last, Is cradled in Your hand held fast. My beginning,my end, my future, past, My First and Last,while ages last.