The Keep Writing Challenge for today is to write a 150-word (exactly) story using the prompt "font."
Baptismal Font at Cathedral Magdeburg, Germany
Steadfast Love
As their son’s wedding rehearsal ended and the wedding party
filed out, Allison and Jim remained at the altar. Their eyes met. “Remember?
Right here – seems like only yesterday!”
Allison
stands at the baptismal font holding her baby son, Christopher. Jim, standing tall beside her, rests one hand lightly
on his wife’s waist while the other reaches around to tenderly cradle their son’s
head. Jim and Allison, forming a circle
of arms around their child, present him to God and their faith community.
Christopher
wears a tiny white cap that his father wore 30 years ago at his own baptism and
a long white baptismal gown trimmed with lace from his grandmother’s wedding
dress. He sleeps unaware that, for one breathless moment, the world has stopped
to honor and offer thanks for his life. He sleeps as his community solemnly vows
to surround his family with steadfast love.
Steadfast love.
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