2 Kings 4: 42-44; Psalm 145: 10-11, 15-18; Eph 4: 1-6; John 6: 1-15

“The hand of the Lord feeds us. He answers all our needs”

one body
one spirit
we gather first fruits
and feed
one another
as ancient prophets
and Jesus
are one with us
we know
there is
enough
in open hands
the justice of God
pours out
to satisfy
the desire
of every living thing–
to be king
was not his answer
but to know God
and each other
heart to heart
and call upon him
for Truth
He who is just
in all his ways.

Do you call upon God for Truth?
Do you believe you have enough and share?
Do you live with open hands?

2Cor 4:7-15; Psalm 126:1-6; Matthew 20:20-28

given freedom
we rejoice
as though
dreaming
having sown
and toiled
in tears
we are filled
with laughter
and joy
for though
afflicted
perplexed
persecuted
and struck down
we have not
been constrained
abandoned
destroyed
or left in despair
we are raised up
by the God
who raised him
our treasure
found
in these
earthen vessels

Have you found freedom?

Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19:8-11; Matthew 13:18-23

sower
of seed
you seek
the fertile heart
open
to your word
where love
can take root
and bear fruit
not snatched away
in lack
of understanding
fallen away
amidst trial
or choked away
in the thorns
of the worlds’s anxiety
but pruned
and tended
with a love
not our own

Do you have an open heart?

Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11,16-20; Daniel 3:52-56; Matthew 13:10-17

blessed
are your eyes
because
they see
and your ears
because
they hear
many prophets
and righteous people
longed
to see
what you see
but did not
see it
and
hear
what you hear
but did not
hear it

What do you see? What do your hear?

Exodus 16:1-15; Psalm 78:18-28; John 20:1-2, 11-18

no longer
in flesh
do we hold him
but in
Spirit
alive
in our being
knowing
His Presence
in the bread
we receive
and give
day by day
never abandoned
we have
all we need
and give thanks

Do you have all you need?

Exodus 14:5-18; Exodus 15: 1-6; Matthew 12;38-42

faith
needs
no sign
no assurance
and can
be given
none
because
it knows
that which
has been
from
the beginning
that
which has
no end…
God’s love
for us

Does your faith ask for signs?

Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23:1-6; Ephesians 2:13-18; John 6:1-5

lost
we are as sheep
without a shepherd
seen
by one
who knows
and understands
our blinded ways
his voice calls
through the maze
of our deceptions
to follow
and learn
to speak
of ways
known and born
in Truth
breaking down
the barriers
that keep us
from peace
we walk
through this dark valley
and fear no evil
with courage to live
in oneness
in love
and in peace

Do you have the courage to live in peace?

Exodus 12:37-42; Psalm 138: 28-34,10-12,13-15; Matthew 12:14-2

reconciled
to His love
through
mercy
we are
drawn
in and through
all
that would harm us
to the place
where
we know
who we are
people
of God
and Goodness
the work
of His hands

Do you know who you are?

Exodus 3:1-12; Psalm 103:1-7; Matthew 11:25-27

with
child-like
wonder
and awe
we see you
as your light
reveals
God’s splendor
to us
hidden
in every
being
and leaf
and grain
of sand
shimmering
with a love
we cannot
refuse
to accept
or give

Do you see with child-like wonder?