There is no
reason
why
I should not
bend down
and
tap
him affectionately
on
his cute little
nose
No reason
not
to
at
all
But
his
mom
disagrees
Vehemently
She pulled him away
and
said
“Sir
you are insane!”
I had forgotten
that
I was in
my
faux
Albert Einstein
phase
and
that
shortly before
was
a huge
rain storm
and
I
without umbrella
Also
no shoes
And a
scab
or
two
on my gnarled face
It is so sad
that
so
many
judge
others
by how they look
Little
did they know
that
in
truth
I am an ordained Priest
Just going through
some
changes
When I got myself
all back
together
and
was
again at the pulpit
and
had
a nice
group
of
faithful
and
my
own
Church
that very same mom
and
that very same
little boy
sat in the pews
Little
did they realize
that
very
creepy
man
who wanted to tap
his nose that day
was
me
Is
me!
The heart is so much bigger
than
the
way
you
look
My sermon that day
was
“Do not judge a book by its cover!”
And when
I
was
done
I did indeed
make sure
to tap
that
little
boy
on the nose
and
his mother
laughed
threw her head back
and
said
“Praise the Lord!”
And I shouted “Amen!”
