The embers: poem by Yannick Imbert and a photograph by Laura Deschenes

Laura Deschenes photo, "Fire and Ice"

The embers

Bent over the manger, a nova fire smiles,

Softly stoking the embers of one infant child—

One cold night born to rebind us, reweave our lives

In cosmic lines: Jesus our Brother, meek and mild.

Softly stoking the embers of one infant child,

The Fire he wields sets the world on a new path.

In cosmic lines, Jesus our Brother, meek and mild

Speaks to all to revive, renew, and bear the wrath.

The Fire he wields sets the world on a new path

And in its trail unite all for all in One who

Speaks to all to revive, renew, and bear the wrath:

He makes us whole in the beautiful, good, and true,

And in its trail unite all for all in One who

Bent over the manger. A nova fire smiles.

He makes us whole in the beautiful, good, and true:

One cold night born to rebind us, reweave our lives.

Yannick Imbert is a Professor of Apologetics at Faculté Jean Calvin

in Aix-en-Provence, France. His poetry has been published in Words

of the Lamb, Ekstasis, Macrina Magazine, and Time of Singing.

Laura Deschenes is a born-again Christian. She originally grew up in the mountains

of Missouri where she was able to enjoy the beauty of nature every day. Laura has

always enjoyed art, writing, photography, and reading. She loves seeing her Creator through His creation and glorifying Jesus through different forms of art and everyday

life. She is married to a wonderful man named Seth. They both enjoy exploring nature, reading The Bible, playing with their cat, and enjoying life together.   

December 2025 issue