Reverent Ratification

One phrase,

One collective raising of hands

Supporting

Sustaining

A lifetime of love

and training.

Twelve years

hardly seems adequate time

to tutor a boy

to receive

the power of God on earth.

And yet,

He chooses to bestow

His authority

on the young.

An indication

perhaps

of trust,

or humility.

Hands are raised

in unanimity

as a silent tear

escapes his father's eye.

Small token.

Witness of years spent

in faith,

raising a righteous

son of God.

Anna M. Molgard

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2011 Church Cultural Arts Submission, Deseret Dramatic Recognition Award