You are my First and my Last.

 You Are My First and Last

A Reflection on Isaiah 44:6 and Revelation 22:13

You are my first and last—the beginning and the end,

The One on whom my life depends.

Before the mountains were brought forth, before the earth was formed,

You were my God, my shield, my warm and sheltering storm.

“I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God.” (Isaiah 44:6)

First—my origin, my source, my root,

The One who planted truth and beauty at my root.

Every breath begins in You, every hope has its birth,

Every purpose finds its meaning in Your worth.

Last—my destination, my final home,

The shore where waves of time will cease to roam.

After the last star fades and the last prayer has been prayed,

You will be the song that never, ever fades.

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

Between the First and Last, You hold each step of mine.

No power can snatch me from Your hand, no cunning undermine.

The first word of my story and the final word of grace

Are written in the letters of Your everlasting embrace.

So I will not fear tomorrow, nor regret the yesterdays.

You are the First, You are the Last, You are the ancient of all days.

My first and last—my everything, my all in all.

I rest between Your holy hands, and I will never fall.

Amen.