Eucharist in the Morning

Mateo

I wrote this a couple of years ago when it was just Mateo and me in the morning.

It’s morning. I’m feeding my son breakfast. He likes cinnamon waffles. He can’t say waffles, but he can say nana (for banana), which I feed him first while the frozen waffle toasts.

The bell on the toaster oven rings and I pull out the warmed disc. I hold it up so my son can see it. I hold it high like a priest raising the Holy Host up to heaven. He sighs ah like his mother taught him to do when he’s happy. I give thanks for my son and his mother and break it in two. I save one half for later and tear the other half into bite-sized pieces.

He receives the first piece from my hand. Ah, he exhales, content. Ah, I intone.

January 2nd, 2010
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One Little Word Shall Fell Him

I love Martin Luther’s powerful song, A Mighty Fortress, because it portrays Christ as a victor. But the third verse has a line that I want your opinion on. What is the “little word” that defeats Satan? Who speaks it?

The prince of darkness grim — We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, For lo! his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

June 26th, 2009
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Top 5 Songs That Make Me Cry

Maybe I don’t out and out cry, but I tear up a little bit. Even just telling someone about the song can get me going. You’ll notice there aren’t a lot of worship songs. For me even badly written or performed worship songs can get to me if I’m in the right frame of mind.

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May 22nd, 2009
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Rejected Jokes for My Sermon on Abraham

Almost said this one. Pulled back just in time.

Abraham was called out of the city of Ur. Ur you’ll remember is situated about 10 miles south of the pirate city of Ar!

Wait, the next one is worse.

Ur was a bustling metroplis, an economic center, a cultural center. You might have heard of the the Top 40 hit by Nelly It’s Getting Hot in Ur

I did use humor, but there were more a part of the storytelling and less like Jay Leno one-liners.

May 8th, 2009
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March For Babies

My wife was inspired to support March of Dimes. Wait there’s more

March 27th, 2009
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