a body of rice – v3

To see the world

the Word, life,

as a child, to understand

with my heart

more than my intellect

my mind, real,

to see with these eyes.

This was a pure moment

an instant never

to be found again, captured,

A four-year-old’s faith,

captured in my ear

in the snack aisle

(for this moment the church).

A sleeve of rice cakes

seen for its essence

in a different place

at a time made holy;

Broken by clergy

as the Body of Christ

for the wheat intolerant.

My face broke into smile

before her question

caught too by her spirit

and her belief

in the transformation;

the world made more perfect

within this blessing.

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edited June 29, 2014

a body of rice – v3

edited March 27, 2014

a body of rice – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-body-of-rice-v2.html

4/27/06 7:46pm

a body of rice

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/04/body-of-rice.html

Based on Shanequa’s question to me if this

was the body of Christ when we were at Market Basket

on April 22, 2006. She had assisted some weeks earlier at

setting up communion at the Rejuvenation service at our church.

She understood the elements were merely

bread and juice before the pastors’ blessing.

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