We decided to go out for dinner tonight. Just now, we are waiting for A to come home from work, and then we will take off. A minute ago, P said, "Do they have onion rings?" I said that they probably do. He said, "Good, cause I have really been wanting onion rings." A pause and then, "But my true wish is to live in an Orthodox world." He has said this before, and I know he really means it. Every time, it brings tears to my eyes, because P has such a sweet innocence and the song (on the CD that he likes listening to when going to sleep at night: Living in an Orthodox World by Fr. Michael Shanbour) he was referring to has such poignant words:
An Orthodox church just down the street
That's where you and your friends all like to meet
It looks like Heaven in there
With Jesus and all of his saints everywhere
You can't wait to get a blessing from your priest
You kiss his hand and he kisses your cheek
You want to be like him someday
Teaching of God's love and how we should pray
Imagine, imagine
Imagine the joy for boys and for girls
Living in an Orthodox world
The whole town comes to celebrate the feast
For Vespers, for Matins and then Liturgy
The people worship today
The Potter who formed us from dust and from clay
Imagine, imagine
Imagine the joy for boys and for girls
Living in an Orthodox world
He is a darling.
ReplyDeleteAnd then some.
We actively miss him - as an individual. There are moments when we miss the others, but he was the one who touched our hearts most deeply.
Please give him a big hug from Macrina & Peter!!
And might as well give the other three hugs too, so they know they are also loved <3