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THE BREAD OF LIFE """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ( THIS POEM IS A THANKS GIVING TO GOD FOR ALL HIS KINDNESS TO US ) In the beginning there was GOD - Omniscient and Grand Creator of the Universe - the Earth - the Sea and Land The Maker of the wonders - as HE'd spoken them to be . Of the millions of varieties - of fish within the sea. Of the flowers - trees - and insects - the animals and birds . Of the eagle flying high above - or the beasts that roam in herds . The symphony of the flowers - the beauty of the trees The marvel of the colours - in the changing of the leaves . So it was from the beginning - our GOD had laid a plan That everything would multiply - and HIS Masterpiece was Man. And in every living creature - HE has planted its' own seed To germinate and propigate - in likeness and in breed. HE has given rain and sunshine - HE has given night and day And Seasons in abundance - in glorious display . But also in HIS wisdom - HE has given times of rest As in winter - with its harshness - HE still knows what is best. When the ground is hard and barren - and the fields are hard and brown There's still purpose - rhyme and reason - in HIS Master Plan . Yes - GOD is faithful to HIS promises - that all things will be well. If we do our part - and plant the precious seed - deep within the soil . Then - in its time each seed will grow - first the blade and then the ear Until - the golden harvest - will finally appear . Then - the Harvester and Binder - each will do their part Bringing in the ripened grain - such joy to a Reaper's heart . Then - with threshing wheel and grinding stone - Each seed is crushed and ground Until - all that remains of the once proud wheat - is whiteness all around . But the process still continues - as with water - yeast and flour The mixture then is pummelled - and rested for an hour . Finally it is molded - and placed within the furnace and the fire Until - in perfect timing - a golden loaf will then appear . So it is - with outpoured blessings - the whole world can now be fed As - from that first seed has come - the humble Loaf of Bread . But - in HIS heart of generosity - our GOD had an even greater plan To plant the very SEED of LIFE - into the heart of Man . Not through sweat and tears and labour - would this Wondrous Gift be given But by meekness and surrender - to the Perfect SEED of Heaven . Submission to the Only ONE - who is the Living BREAD Who willingly was broken - and crushed - before HE died . In absolute surrender - to HIS FATHER's Will Rejected - bruised - and beaten down - On a Cross upon a Hill. But - like that first grain of wheat - buried in the earth Death had to come - for there to be - Resurrection - and New Birth . But by HIS sacrifice and agony - the MESSIAH looked beyond the pain And saw the multitudes of Living Souls - as Glorious Life-filled Grain. Grain to feed a starving world - lost in shame and sin . Grain to spread the Word of Truth - to let the SAVIOUR in . Grain to heal the broken heart - and free the captive mind Perfect - wondrous - Bread of Life - the first SEED of its kind . So - when you next eat a slice of bread - remember that first seed Planted in the broken earth - by the hand of GOD . Who by faith could see the billions - who from then on would be fed . And for the countless multitudes - who would eat the Living BREAD . In HIS heart of Love - GOD saw us - dying in our sin And HE poured out HIS Living Water - to give us Hope and Life again . So - let's thank HIM for every Season - For the sunshine and the rain For the hardships and the trials - for the laughter and the gain . And for every living creature - from the microbe to the mightiest of whales As HE sustains each one with life - from HIS Love that never fails . And - REMEMBER this ......GOD HAS PROMISED There will ALWAYS be ....SEEDTIME and HARVEST Because of HIS ETERNAL LOVE FOR YOU AND ME . """""""""""""""""""""""""" THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR YOUR HEART OF GENEROSITY AND YOUR LOVING KINDNESS TOWARDS ALL YOUR CREATION. With love from S.C.Mitchell Vote for this poem
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