Madonna & Child
By Nikki Macdonald
Nikki describes herself as an 'ecumenical bitser' - bits of this, bits of that. Having a Catholic mother and a Presbyterian father, she was christened and confirmed in the Anglican Church of Australia as a compromise. She then spent 10 years in the Uniting Church in Australia. After moving to Scotland 11 years ago, she has lived and worked with the Iona community and lived in a Wesley Community. Nikki is now a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church and currently runs Cornerstone Bookshop, a non-profit resource for the churches in Scotland. She writes, facilitates workshops, preaches, co-ordinates the church Sunday School and is an Associate of the Iona Community.

So young, so young, to bear the One
to bear the weight
of all the world
inside your womb.
And yet...
to bear that weight
has always been
a woman's fate,
her lot.

So small, so small, first-born for all,
who bears the weight
of pain & weeps
And heals our wounds.
And yet...
who bears that weight
as Son of Man
for pure love's sake,
as God.

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