The little geniuses knew every answer as I drilled them about the characters in the movie The Lion King . We concluded our time together by praying the Lord's Prayer and a Hail Mary. About to leave the halls of learning, I asked if anyone had a question for me. Some years ago I began collecting poetry that spoke of God. There is one stanza from a poem that is at the top of the pile.
Songs carry our theology and have a tendency to sink deeply into the soul.
We have a rich treasure of music in our Catholic tradition. Our faith tells us that we are made to God's image and likeness. To know who God is, then, is to know who we are. Ignorance of the nature of God means that we will not come to self-knowledge. The second-grader's question has impact on the very meaning of our lives.