Wednesday, July 5, 2023

One Drop

At Mass, the priest sips from the chalice
Ever careful not to spill a drop
But how do you measure a drop?

It takes three drops of peppermint essential oil to soothe my headache
In America, there once existed the barbaric one drop rule

What would happen if one drop spilled from the chalice?
Some would simply wash the linens as if it were a wine stained blouse
Little Li at ten knelt down and took a small piece of the Eucharist like a dog in a country that has only a drop of Catholics
Little Li's faith is an ocean
Most of us only a drop
From heaven all Jesus has to do is shed one drop of His blood to heal the World
But why would Jesus shed his blood from heaven when he's already given it to us?
The salve is on the altar, but we have to believe