One Loaf of Bread

Even if God showers us
 With ten thousand days times three
We cannot save a single one 
For ourselves keep

Like manna in the wilderness 
He gives one loaf each day
And asks us with our neighbor to
 Share it along the way

But when we hoard it is a sin 
An unbelieving seed 
And traveling with that visitor 
Are worry, stress and greed

Till soon that good, sweet manna
Turns to be as dry as sand
Until we joyfully accept
What God puts into our hands

Then by His daily miracle
He teaches us to trust
That even just one loaf of bread
In God’s own hand is much!

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 
‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat'
John 6:31 ESV


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The Great Big God of Little Things

The great big God of all the earth
Is the God of little things
And His hands that made the sun and moon
Designed each sparrow’s wings

And the one who sends the thunder’s crash
Taught the Mockingbird a song
And this great big God who sees my heart
Calls me to be strong

And trust that when my small world shakes
And I can’t sleep at night
This great big God of little things
Still has me in His sight

And He will stay right here by me
When I can’t fix what’s wrong
And like the mockingbird He’ll teach
Me how to sing His song!


The Great Big God of Little Things by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2022 all rights reserved

The Good Shepherd’s Staff

The Lord is my Shepherd into deep valleys green
He leads with His staff by a quiet soft stream
But when sin beckons, He tells me to walk
On the straight narrow way through the cleft in the rock

And through the valley of shadows and tears
His rod and His staff comfort all of my fears
When my enemies set up an ambush ahead
He shows me a table where His banquet is spread

Then If I stop to worry about things left undone
His goodness and mercy lead me farther along
With His cross ever guiding like a good shepherd’s staff
We will come to His house when our journey is past!