know.

i like to think i know You,
really know You.
that i have wrapped my insignificant little fist around eternity.
that i can grasp You as holy.
but finite eyes cannot behold the infinite,
for if i were to see the full scope of You,
all perfect, righteous, faithful, and just facets of You
then woe to this sinner, for i would be dead in that moment.
overcome by the reality of the I Am.
You were before there was,
You will after there is,
completely outside any realm of time,
but still so very much inside it.
You patiently reveal the smallest glimpses,
drawing hearts that cannot fathom You,
and taking back what was always Yours.
someday, You will glorify the whole of You saints,
so that Your glory will not strike us down.
but instead we will share with You in full joy.
but for now in this mirror, dimly lit,
we see in part.
know in part.
but soon You Son, this Living Word,
this Life Light will illuminate all.
no longer will we need some sort of dim screen
to protect these unclean hearts from utter shock.
but in the full light of the Son
we see in full.
know in full.
ever as You have completely known us.
complete in the fullness of our faith that is finished.
one last stroke of pen from Author.
we return from the world to which we never belonged.
called into the place You prepared.
then i'll know You,
really know You.
by You, made holy,
with eyes to truly behold You.