Lately,
  Facebook has been suggesting
    short clips of childhood:
    thirty-second videos of
      old happy meal toys and
      video games.

I remember
  opening the plastic bags and
  relishing the surprise
    of Wolverine in a plane with claws
    or of Gandalf with his light-up staff
      after a cheap hamburger
        or taco.

I remember
  hours spent
    chasing podracers,
    flipping on skateboards,
    wielding Flame of the West
    or Buzz Lightyear’s blaster,
    batarangs or Pokéballs,
      in my favorite
      digital adventures.

I remember joy,
  still present, appearing
    over time through
      a host of expressions,
        all gifts of grace
          from a God
            who is not too old
              for play.

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