sunday sonnet #3
I had a church-less weekend since Sunday was my turn
to stay at home with Reuben, who is ailing;
I planted in the garden and gave the beds a turn
While he sat and snored and set the “z”s a-sailing.
I was not there to stand in line to taste the Bread and Cup,
the food that’s fed the faithful across time;
but today I shared a meal with friends we'd gathered up,
and found our supper sacred and sublime.
“Remember me as often as you do this,” we repeat
in our ritual of worship and redemption;
but the Body is re-membered most every time we eat
when we share the meal with focus and intention.
After sharing food with friends, there is this that must be said:
‘tis no surprise they recognized him in the breaking of the bread.
Peace,
Milton
2 comments:
Amen, brother. Your sonnet brings to mind one of my favorite quotes (now I'm forgetting the author) about the Supper: We've taken a substantial meal with symbolic meaning and turned it into a symbolic meal with substantial meaning.
And a more recent one, from Ellen Davis in Scripture, Culture and Agriculture (a book you probably would enjoy), writing about the provision of manna in the wilderness: "Eating is a primary occasion for knowing the work of YHWH."
Beautifully said Milton ... as always. Perhaps one day we'll share a table together.
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