Points of Light - A Match to Light Our Worship
Fr. Vazken Movsessian
Priest
Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
Priest
Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
One Sunday morning, Meher Sousanian, one of our young altar boys, handed a small box to me. On the box was a hand-written tag, "To the church. Open now!" It was wrapped in Christmas paper, though it was mid-July.
There were just a few minutes before we were to celebrate the Divine Liturgy when he handed it to me. The message on the box caught my attention and I opened the package with great curiosity. It contained 50 books of matches. Meher reminded me that the week before I was looking for matches to light the candles on the altar. We had to look all over for a light. So this young boy took the initiative to solve the problem. During the week he had shopped and now provided enough matches to last the whole year. I was moved by this eight-year old boy's motivation. This was his church. He saw a need and took care of it. You don't need to be struck by lightning to become aware of the tremendous needs of our church. We are involved in a daily struggle which is taxing all of us. It is our responsibility to take care of these needs in the manners and means available to us. |
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