It was a pure moment,
an instant never to be forgotten,
capturing a four-year old’s faith
caught by my ear,
in the snack aisle,
for this moment, the Church…
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 Christ’s blessing…
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Edited April 26, 2024
a body of rice – v6
(edited original but reviewing version 5)
edited October 20, 2018
a body of rice – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-body-of-rice-v5.html
(editing version 3 and version 4)
edited November 11, 2014
a body of rice – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-body-of-rice-v4.html
(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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an instant never to be forgotten,
capturing a four-year old’s faith
caught by my ear,
in the snack aisle,
for this moment, the Church…
seen for its essence,
in a different place,
broken by clergy,
as the Body of Christ
for the wheat intolerant…
before her question,
caught too by her spirit,
and her belief,
in the transformation,
within Christ’s blessing…
Edited April 26, 2024
a body of rice – v6
edited October 20, 2018
a body of rice – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-body-of-rice-v5.html
(editing version 3 and version 4)
edited November 11, 2014
a body of rice – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-body-of-rice-v4.html
(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.
