Bagels today

I have gotten into the habit of baking scones and having them around for breakfast of for afternoon tea. I quite like having them available, so when I get lazy and don't feel like making some fresh, then I want some, I'm out of luck. And there is nothing like a scone with a cup of tea.

So do I expect God to always be there, on tap, available, ready for some fresh word from Him, just because I turn to Him? He is there, always, but to hear from God you have to be tuned in and listening to Him. That takes practice. He isn't like some drive-thru' fast food place. I think I'm getting my metaphors messed up, but hopefully you know what I mean.

God deserves our time and attention. And love.

My first loaf

Just like the young boy brought Jesus his few fish and pieces of bread, and Jesus shared them with the multitudes of people who had come to hear him speak and had nothing to eat, this is what I have for you today, my first loaf.

The preacher said today that people need God. They don't need people who talk about God; they need people who have God with them, carry him around with them, so that others can experience the living God too. Just as Jesus is the bread of life, and we all need bread and water to live, so we need God to live in peace and joy and holiness in the midst of our very ordinary days just trying to make it.

And noone likes stale bread. (Although you can make really nice bread and butter pudding from stale bread!) We need fresh bread every day. We need a fresh word from God every day.

What do we all want? We want to be loved for who we are, now, today. We want to be with people who love us and who we love.

God wants that too. He wants us to love him and wish to spend time with him.