God of fruits that feed and nourish, God of dangers that puncture and cut, light the porches of well-being; for while you hand out treats in places we find so hard to discover, we seek the tricks of promises for an easy eternity, looking in the fields of fortune for the harvests of fame. Amen.
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“The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed.” – Luke 17:20
Hidden God, beyond the horizon, underneath the nearest stone, behind the turn of the earth, within the veins of dropped leaves; we turn and turn again and you spin around us with yourself; come into our lives with things that do not need to be observed for our attention wanders and the shiny has replaced the simple. Amen.
“Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?” – Matthew 20:13
Creator of wealth and wages, sustaining living, feeding multitudes, giving everything, withholding nothing; make us see enough for all as the only way for each of us to have enough; for we say, Give us this day our daily bread, grumbling, while hoarders hoard, spenders spend, treasures trove, and demand grows. Amen.
Not a needy person among them – Acts 4:34
God who wanted to know God, crying out into the Void, "IAM," needing company, how can you need and we, your creation, not need? Our daily bread is just that, daily bread. A dollar can only be stretched so far before being ripped apart. The need of the brutes makes so many even more needy. Dare we ask for more, God? God, can you give more? For need, our need, is part of the fabric of your way. Amen.
A Thread You Follow 