December 2–8 ❘ Sacrament
Sacrament
Believers in generations past
also gathered to partake
of broken and blessed emblems
on their remnant isles of faith
dotting oceans of time.
Today I reminisce with them,
savoring heirloom prayers
laid up for just such purpose
as turning hearts together,
connecting us in archipelago
across millennia as we touch
bread to tongue and sip from cup,
draw simultaneous breath to witness
as one family under one name—
flesh and blood of Jesus Christ.
Soon I will lift my head
to continue my journey alone.
For this bridged moment,
I sit and listen to them whisper
of better days to come.
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