Lago de Atitlán, Guatemala
On the first day, You spoke this light into being
The light that surrounds and offers clarity
On the second day, You spoke that blue sky into being
The sky I see above and below in the water’s reflection
On the third day, You spoke that lake, the volcanoes, and mountains into being
And you made the foliage that covers them
On the fourth day, You spoke that sun into being
The sun that warms and keeps me alive (as Lexi likes to remind me)
On the fifth day, You spoke the birds above and creatures below into being
The creatures in the lake that we don’t want to think about
On the sixth day, You spoke my incredible community into being
The people with whom I love, serve, and jump off forty-foot ledges
On the seventh day, You rested
And this week I did the same
And it was so good.
