November 18, 2016

My Journey to God

The Bells of Communion

Excitement and emotion build with the
ringing of the bells
Welcoming those from their long journey

Throngs of beautiful people running to
greet the strangers
To the rhythm of the ringing bells

Creating a tapestry of folk connected
not by fabric thread
But by a weaving of arms threaded by
love
The tapestry alive with color as well as
the sound of the bells
Producing a multi-dimensional crescendo
Creating waves in a sea, moving the
welcomed to a place of honor
Emotional tears become one with the
waves

Making the welcome so sacred, so
complete in its envelopment
That the joy has become palpable
And the sound of the bells, deliberately
rhythmic in their ringing
Invites the whole village to communion.

By Marie Leroy
 

(Marie Leroy is a member of St. Pius X Parish in Indianapolis.)

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