You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows Psalm 23:5 ESV
None of us likes to walk through the valley – But the Good Shepherd not only goes with us. He also sets up a banqueting table for us there in the valley! I hope you enjoy our little time of sharing about that at Sunshine Christian Home. Listen carefully and you can hear the voices singing with me. It may be memory care, but they remember the words when we sing Surely Goodness and Mercy together!
With Easter just one month away, I thought to post one poem for each of these four weeks. While devotional writing walks with us step by step in the wilderness, poetry skips over the sea connecting unexpected wavetops. I pray that a few of these wave-tops will be a blessing to some.
Seven Loaves of the Bread of LifeHe took the seven loaves and the fish and having given thanks
He broke them and gave them to the disciples
and the disciples gave them to the crowds. Matthew 15:36 ESVMonday’s loaf was when the angels sang
And shepherds knelt and the Heavens rang
On Tuesday Mary dedicated Him
In the temple like a lamb who was without sin
At the Jordan On Wednesday Jesus was baptized
And the dove descended to the bread of life
Thursday’s loaf was when He broke the bread
And He blessed the cup and He bowed His head
Good Friday’s Bread was given for us
And His blood poured down the rough rugged cross
Saturday’s silence was the bread of sorrows
As He lay in the tomb waiting for tomorrow
Then on Sunday’s dawn came the Living Bread
For all who believe He rose up from the dead!
Seven Loaves of the Bread of Life by Peter Caligiuri Copyright 2020
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And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Matthew 14:32 NKJV
This short verse from Matthew’s gospel held a promise for me that I had overlooked till I desperately needed it. My mother was just sixty-two when she died of breast cancer and her passing left me feeling like I had been run over by a truck. The years struggling to rebuild our relationship, the prayers and the conversations were suddenly over. I felt as if I were locked in a room with barely enough air to breathe. I sleepwalked through months of guilt and regret for what had never been. I had often thought about God challenging me as He had challenged Peter to get out of the boat. At other times I had been comforted knowing that just as Jesus had reached out his hand to save Peter, He would take my hand in the middle of a crisis. But it was just as important for me to learn that Jesus wanted to help me back into the boat and restore calm when this storm had passed. I do not know how it happened but gradually light began shining in the dark places of my heart. I woke up to find that though I might never understand the why behind the pain, knowing only God knew had become enough
Do we struggle to see God as more than just challenging or rescuing us? What a wonderful surprise awaits when we realize that He is also delighted to help us back in the boat and calm our winds to a hush.
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