a body of rice – v4

It was a pure moment

an instant never to be found again

a four-year-old’s faith

caught in my ear,

in the snack aisle

at the grocery store

A sleeve of rice cakes

seen for its essence

in a different place,

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

within his blessing

A body of rice,

flesh broken for us,

to remember,

to never forget,

what Christ gave us

climbing our cross

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edited November 11, 2014

a body of rice – v4

(editing original again)

edited June 29, 2014

a body of rice – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-body-of-rice-v3.html

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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