From dust you came and to dust you will return.

Dust made real
with
divine breath.
Creation
awakened
alive in You.
Newborn cries
announcing
hope.
Toddler squeals
proclaiming
joy.
Teenage sighs
wrestling
purpose.
Dust made real
with
divine breath.
Groans of lament
dashed hopes
and dreams.
Gasps of delight
hearts joined
fulfilled.
Silent tears
loss too great
for words.
Dust made real
with
divine breath.
We are that dust.
We ourselves,
ashes to ashes
dust to dust,
made real
with
divine breath.
Made real
in You.