Bread, a basic of life, and taken in by most of the world
daily. The process of making it requires
time. It is getting out ingredients and
bowls. It is measuring, mixing, kneading,
covering, warming, waiting, punching out hot air, shaping, then warming and
waiting some more. It is baking, and
cooling, then eating, and often, sharing.
We are similar. We
are in a process that also takes time.
And God is wise about what is going on and how He is working to teach us
and transform us and draw us into His love.
We are in His strong and tender floured hands. I am not so afraid anymore of the times I
feel Him press in on me. If we allow Him
room to do what He says it is time for, the outcome will be more tender, the
result more able to carry His flavor and nourishment to another hungry soul as
we testify to His goodness. We can
speak, because we have experienced His goodness, even though it hasn’t all been
easy. Tough and overworked dough isn’t
so appealing. The times of kneading and waiting and heat are
important parts of the process, but as with the process of making pots, the
pressing and the fire are essential, but short.
Good things happen in His kitchen.
Photograph from morguefile.com by kymme
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