"On seeing it, the children of Israel asked one another, 'What is this?' for they did not know what it was. But Moses told them, 'This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.'"
Exodus 16:15
If we think about it we can think of many times we may have "missed the meal." That is, God has given us a nourishing, rich nugget to chew on that will help us grow, and we may have missed its meaning. What it is about? Why do I have to go through this? Why do I have to be on a committee with her? What else could go wrong? We grumble in the desert of our experience, just as the Israelites grumbled in the real desert. But God never misses a chance to feed us, and this is demonstrated throughout all of scripture. Food is so essential to human existence, that God uses every opportunity to drive home that we are loved and will be cared for. God will provide. In our lives, God's Word and Eucharist nourish us every single day, if we will just recognize and eat. God gives us food for our soul to nourish our spiritual journeys. But, just like the Israelites in today's first reading, we may not recognize its nutritive value. The experiences we have in our lives, especially the more challenging ones, feed us a nutritious diet compromise, tolerance, appreciation for others and even compassion. A meal fit for a queen! Today, let's keep our eyes open for the ways God is nourishing us..."This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat." Love, heidi
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