Thursday, June 26, 2014

The Message in the Glass – v2

She sat beside me in the chapel this morning
as her momma began to preach
we were in the back, to avoid
distracting others, with her fidgeting;
but for a moment, she was focused
on the message in the glass
her fingers seeing the story
we love so well.

“That’s Jesus!” she exclaimed
in sudden recognition, epiphany,
for me to hear, to smile and nod
yes, the panes of the stained glass
to my left were the story of Jesus,
out blessed Savior, our Brother, Immanuel

His birth, Baptism, his journey
the Sermon on the Mount,
His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
She saw it clearly, even at five years old
in a moment of sharing, in the back row
of the chapel this Sunday morning


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edited June 26, 2014
The Message in the Glass – v2
June 24, 2007 13:44
The Message in the Glass
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH 

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