Just this past Sunday I was sitting in church and my attention was drawn to a fellow parishioner sitting in the pew in front of me. I had met this woman earlier this year as we had both expressed interest in going on a mission to the Caribbean and have attended meetings in preparation for it.
But I digress... There she sat, listening intently to the Gospel. Her legs were crossed, ankle above knee, making a triangle of her lap in which an infant - presumably hers - was lying. The child was all bundled up in a blanket, its head nestled into the crook of the mother's knee. It was quite a cute sight to see - and intriguing as I had never actually seen a baby cradled in that manner.
Later on, after Communion, I returned to my pew and knelt. The mother was kneeling in her pew while her son - about 5 years - sat beside her, cradling the - now sleeping - baby while their mother prayed. I glanced down once and saw the older brother gently stroking the baby's brow, carefully rocking back and forth, periodically pulling the child closely in a tender hug...
It was such a heartwarming scene in such a beautiful atmosphere, bathed in the peace of the Eucharist. What greater an expression of humanity?!
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