A surprise

After Luke 2:25-25 and 2 Corinthians 5:20

The parents watched

the child raised 

in the air by

the old man,

standing in front

of them, radiant,

surrounded by

a fire without 

flame and heat,

a sound without

noise. 

The parents watched.

The parents saw.

The parents marveled.

Photograph by Caleb Jones via Unsplash. Used with permission.