Month: August 2024

BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30—5:2; John 6:41-51 A senior citizen went to a restaurant for lunch and always had soup. One day the manager asked him how he liked his meal. He replied: “Good but you could give me more bread. Two slices aren’t enough.”The next day the manager told the waitress to give the man four slices, then eight. Still not enough! The manager told the waitress to give him a whole loaf. But the senior citizen wanted more!The manager wanted to satisfy this customer. The next day, he ordered a huge loaf of bread from

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CRAVING SOMETHING MORE…Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 The book “Acres of Diamonds” narrates the tale of Ali Hafed. Hafed, a wealthy Persian, owned a large farm with orchards, fields, and gardens. He had a lovely family and was a contented man.Contented till an old priest told Hafed that if he had a diamond the size of his thumb, he could own a dozen farms. Hafed asked: “Where can I find these diamonds?” The priest said: “Search for a river that runs over white sands between high mountains. In those sands, you will find diamonds.”Hafed went to bed

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