November 24, 2017

My Journey to God

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Some walked in with a limp.
Some walked in with a cane.
Some walked in with a walker.
Some couldn’t walk.
We had only a small bowl of chili to give each,
along with some crackers.
I saw smiles all around as people ate
and talked and laughed.
No one was left out.
Towards the end of the meal a lone voice broke out,
at a rear table.
It was an elderly, disabled lady.
“Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so,”
she sang slow and true.
Others joined in, and more after that.
Soon the whole place was full of the song.
Then it got quiet, and people started praying for each other.
No one was left out.
I couldn’t believe such meager and humble circumstances
could produce such love and gratitude and devotion.
After it was all over I walked home, feeling warm and well fed.
And I hadn’t had any chili; we ran out.

By Sonny Shanks
 

(Sonny Shanks is a member of St. Joseph Parish in Corydon.)

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