myopic pilgrim

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.

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.

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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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.

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

• May 22 : Top 5 Songs That Make Me Cry
• May 8 : Rejected Jokes for My Sermon on Abraham
• Mar 27 : March For Babies
• Mar 9 : Raising Children, a Cycle of Effort and Ease
• Feb 27 : License Plate Messages
• Feb 26 : Top 5 Things To Give Up for Lent
• Feb 13 : Sushi Made Poetic
• Feb 10 : Three Kinds of People in the World
• Jan 28 : My Old Band Is Separated by Miles
• Jan 16 : Mateo Can Only Hold Still for So Long
• Jan 16 : What is the Comfort of Jesus’ Return?
• Jan 12 : Mateo’s Solo Debut
• Nov 19 : Secret Weapon Ringtone
• Nov 5 : Gospel
• Oct 30 : It’s Black on Black
• Oct 29 : Gospel
• Oct 28 : is itching to write and record…
• Oct 14 : remembers hearing No Scrubs, a…
• Oct 10 : Mavora Cards Look Good, Does Good
• Sep 22 : Have You Seen My New Son, Gabriel?
• Sep 18 : My Possessions Are My Own, Not God’s
• Sep 16 : St. Teresa of Ávila and Erotic Spiritual Language
• Sep 10 : Erotic Language in Worship Songs
• Sep 3 : Homogenization of Worship
• Aug 22 : Top 5 Things They Don’t Tell You About Having a Baby
• Aug 4 : Your Music Recommendations
• Aug 3 : The Cosmic Connection Between a Father and a Son
• Jul 31 : The Mysterious, Mystical Miracle of Childbirth
• Jul 26 : haiku: bathroom light’s still …
• Jul 21 : Gabriel and Susan are Home Now