Just Like His Brothers

 What, what is man that You are mindful of him? –

The son of man, that You care for him?

You –

Formed us after the image of Your own being

Gave us breath – breath from the purest most sacred source –

You –

Placed the cleanest most righteous above everything,

Leaving nothing that is not subject to Him –

Christ –

You –

Made Him flesh so He could descend from His throne of glory

Yet not descend from His state of glory, righteousness

Put on earth to reveal to man that

You –

Are mindful of him, that

You –

Care for him,

You –

Made death drink from his own cup

Through death He –

Christ –

Put to death the sting and curse of death,

Trampling on death for all,

That none may come face to face with death, because…

IT IS FINISHED!

Bringing us, now His brothers, to glory

To You –

For whom and through whom everything finds being,

Father and He – the Son

Shared in our humanity…

You –

Through Christ – became like us in every way and made atonement

For sins that were crushing [You] and destroying us,

You –

Made him like us to rescue us from the labyrinth of torture and pitch blackness so

You –

Could immerse us in the lake of mercy – of His blood

You – took one who was Holy and Perfect and crowned Him

With thorns – a crown of Ultimate Glory,

Made Him like His brothers that He may call them to glory and honor…

You made us brothers.