CUP OF COMFORT: Soft Bread

“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 (KJV)

• She was three or four and wanted so much to feed the ducks at the park pond, but rain threatened, and her mother took her to the car. From my bench at lunch the next day, I noticed they were back again. This time, she brought a large bag of bread, but the spring wind carried her tiny handfuls swirling out of sight. The ducks swam after the bread, but the little girl couldn’t watch them feed. She cried until her mother saw that the same wind carrying her bread away was now bringing some back from the other side of the small pond. Now she could watch the ducks eating. We are like that little girl in our expectations. Whenever we start a new project or attempt a good deed or even hire someone to paint our house trim, we want to see results right away. We have trouble even waiting for the primer to dry, don’t we? But let’s not become discouraged while doing good. We must keep throwing out the Bread of Life wherever others are hungry to feed. God wants us, like water, to reflect His love, and to feed at His feet daily. Lord, like bread, keep me soft and pliable, yet strong enough to be nourishment for hungry souls.

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