Image of the invisible

After Colossians 1:15-20

What does this look like,

this image of the invisible,

how can this be,

this contradiction of terms?

How does the invisible even 

cast a shadow, or possess

a shape, a presence? Yet

the invisible implies

existence, implies

a presence not seen

or touched. Our fingers

trace the contours 

of the invisible’s face,

our hands touch

the invisible’s skin, 

our senses taste, smell,

hear the invisible. And

we know it’s there,

always there.

Photograph by Ruben Marques via Unsplash. Used with permission.