As God spoke the void gave way as the universe unrolled like an enormous scroll

The emptiness was filled galaxies, nebulas, blazing suns, planets and black holes

All held together by God's word of love which in the beginning was it's very soul

But God looked at the beauty of His creation and said it's not yet completely whole

At first, He made some adjustments and hung a few more stars about His throne

But decided these glowing suns were better placed in the darkness their real home

To illuminate the planets which were at a loss to produce any light on their own

God mused for a bit, dismissed the angels, the decision was His to make alone

A missing ingredient which in the universe's design would play the main role

Once and awhile an angel would fly by make a suggestion but that got quickly old

God knew He had to add something and put His not yet finished work on hold

He talked it over with His Son and the Holy Spirit and tossed it about for ages untold

They all agreed and pointed to a very small planet that looked like a blue-green stone

Called it Earth which had sufficient dry land and seas with waves capped with foam

What it lacked was life: so, were created plants, fish and animals that could freely roam

God looked at all and said it was good and decided to add a higher order of flesh and bone

Something in His own image formed of this earth's elements with His own hand

He called it His crown of creation which became known the universe wide as man

A living being with God's indwelt spirit who could the beauty of creation understand

Given the authority to rule over this earth with all it's resources at his command

It would have been nice if the story ended there but all in this paradise was not well

Our ancestors Adam and Eve listened to the devil and from God's good graces fell

Eden's gates slammed shut, we were lost, doomed to wander through the gates of hell

Separated from God by sin never to see Him again as far as any of us could tell

However, the bible reminds us that's not the way the story of mankind ends at all

God made a provision called redemption for us knowing we would soon fall

Via Jesus, His Son, who on the cross between us and God took down the wall

But it is we who must first choose to acknowledge this: thus, answering His call