like a child

morning Mass
at Christ the King here in Nashville,
the students attended
there must have been 700 kids
i could hear them coming from inside where i was sitting
but as they entered,
they became quiet, reverent,
genuflecting before they took their seats
from the youngest to the oldest..
It was a beautiful thing to see
the Mass was beautiful,
the scripture read by the 7th graders,
it spoke of Judas' betrayal,
Peter's denial,
and the ever giving heart of our Lord..
Fr. Brewer didn't preach to the kids,
he spoke to them with deep and reverent passion for the Word,
they hung on every word
for even the young know of betrayal and denial,
the kids received Jesus with grace
i tried to receive Him anew
like a child

wkm
nashville