CHAPTER 20
“Joseph! Come quickly, Jesus is standing. How is this possible? Look, Joseph!” And with this Jesus takes his first earthbound steps towards Joseph, the Son now clings tightly to Joseph, while Joseph bends his knee, and looks into the piercing eyes of his Son. A sudden sense of fear grips Joseph as he recalls all the memories of his birth, the shepherds, the wise men, this is all too much.
Joseph dare not interrupt the child, the child just slowly reaches out a hand, lays it into the palm of Joseph, there are two hands now, a tiny fragile hand inside a carpenter’s hand, tears start to form in the eyes of Jesus, in his mind memories are flashing, he recalls his longing, when all that was, is God!
He travels back in time inside his soft glowing Spirit, he sees himself walking with Adam in the cool of the day, laughing, dancing, holding hands, when there was no one save God and Adam, the good intent, the love purposed, solely given and entrusted, taken from the heart, breathed into an earthen vessel … and behold, man.