Every family named

After Ephesians 3:14-21

Every family in heaven,

every family on earth,

or, in shorthand, 

all creation, is named

from One. Odd statement,

noted before, as in being

above every name named,

now, before, and after,

into the age to come. It has

a literal meaning, as in

every family, all of us, and

it has an implied meaning,

as in, everything for all time.

A simple phrase with

a simple meaning, and

a complex phrase with

a complex meaning.

Naming also implies

ownership: 

name it and own it. 

We hear our names

called, like in the garden,

and we tremble.

Photograph by Tyler Nix via Unsplash. Used with permission.