December 5, 2014

My Journey to God

Where is the Crowd Waiting for Jesus?

A little boy holding his mother’s hand
his anxious eyes searching
They move through the dense crowds
in a busy shopping mall
He asked her if the crowd was waiting
for the coming of Jesus
Why are they not waiting in line
for baby Jesus
No, my son they are on a tense
materialistic quest
For them there is no spiritual
respite or rest
No, Jesus will not be in the mall
this is not his thing
The place where we will find Jesus
is not this way
Let’s go out to the little church
it is not far away
You know the one with the manger
we will find Jesus there
There will be no crowd waiting
just a few simple people
They wait to welcome the Christ child
we will see Jesus there
In the hearts and faces of the people
we will see Jesus imitated in them
The crowds that waited
for Jesus existed long ago
We will meet Jesus inside the church
there we will kneel and pray
For you see my son Jesus is the light and the way.

By Thomas J. Rillo
 

(Thomas J. Rillo is a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington and a Benedictine oblate of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad.) †

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