November 9, 2007

My Journey to God

Lector

As I’m about to read from the Sacred Scriptures
At Holy Mass, I sometimes wonder
If this might be a passage that Jesus read
When He stood before the assembly
And unrolled the scroll in the synagogue.

A silent song fills my heart when I reverently begin:
“A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah …,”
For He is surely present at this holy moment.

Filled with joy for the awesome privilege that is mine,
I humbly offer a prayer of thanksgiving.

By Hilda L. Buck

(Hilda L. Buck is a member of St. Lawrence Parish in Lawrenceburg. The Batesville Deanery parish is sponsoring a lector training session on Nov. 10, and the participants will reflect on this poem.) †

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