An Expansive Image

Gerard Kelly has written a wonderfully expansive description of the image of God for the Bless Network. We reproduce part of it here. The full version is available on the Spoken Worship website. It is meant to be read chest open.

In the Image of My Father
Made in the image of my father:
Breath-filled:
His will to live Kindling my life,
His call to be Driving my being.
My heart is sparked By his heart;
My mind is fired By his imagination
My animation Is his declaration:
Because he is I am.
Made in the image of my father:
Able
Artful; articulate
Created to create
Pulsing with potential.
Designed to design;
Invented for invention,
Made to make.
Through His eyes I see possibilities
Through His ears I hear harmonies
In His heart beat I feel life's dancing rhythms . . .
Because of his dreams I have promise
Because of his promise I have dreams
Ushered into extravagant existence;
Tumbling into time
Fumbling
Falling
Free -
I am human
I am dependant
I am able
I am breath-filled
I am made
In the image of my Father