"that was good!"

my favorite moment of the week is when everyone gathers around the communion rail.

i love having the moment with each person to say that God is for them. it is so wonderful to share that moment with each person.

i love getting to bless the little ones. i look at them and say, "can i bless you?" sometimes they look to their parents, but usually they nod their heads very seriously.

one little red headed girl came to the rail with a sibling and woman that i am guessing was her mom. i asked if she took communion. that was a no. but a blessing was just fine. i said those good words...

may the Lord bless you and keep you in the covenant of ALL God's promises now and forever. amen, amen, amen.

as soon as i took my hand off her head, she turned to her mom and loudly said, "that was good!" the mom laughed, i laughed, my communion assistant laughed. i looked at the little girl and said, "that is good stuff, isn't it?"

the delight of the child was wonderful. i wish i could bless every person that came to communion. not just the kids. so all that good stuff could just get spread all around. so that we could wallow in goodness. roll in the goodness. revel in the goodness.

isn't it wonderful how we don't teach the little ones God? they teach us God. then...they get all the culturally rules put on them, so they forget how to see God. then they become the grown-ups that need help. i suppose that is why we all need each other.