Daily Bread

While I was in the mountains we baked a loaf of homemade bread.

I can remember the heavenly aroma filling the cabin, the impatience while the loaf was cooling, and the anticipation of the first bite slathered in butter and blackberry jam.

It is good to go back and look at this photograph: it reminds me to stay in the moment, and out of the troubles of the future. Preparing for tomorrow is one thing, but worrying about it is quite another! Gratitude and trust for provision go a long way in receiving God's peace.

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Give us today our daily bread.

Matt. 6:11 (NIV)

"Give your entire attention

to what God is doing right now,

and don't get worked up

about what may or may not

happen tomorrow.

God will help you deal

with whatever hard things come up

when the time comes."

Matt. 6:14 (The Message)