Lawrence Hall, HSG
The Most Embarrassed Young
Father in All of Christendom
I will go in to the Altar of God.
To God who giveth joy to my youth.
The Roman
Missal,
1962
The processional
had hardly ended
With
each minister and server in place
Each
knee for a moment respectfully bended
In
acknowledgement of God’s gentle Grace
When
came to our ears a frightening assault
Of
sirens and horns, and then flashing lights
Beneath
the sanctuary’s sacred vault
A
catalogue of wild electronic frights
To
the narthex door a father rushed
Awkwardly
in the sight of God and man
His
handsome manly face was deeply flushed
His
son’s toy helicopter was clutched in his hands
He
carried the noisy gadget far away -
(A
true helicopter parent we may say!)
We
delight in our children; for them we pray
And
thank God for all families this Sabbath day
I will go in to the Altar of God.
To God who giveth youthful joy to
old age.
-Parenting
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