Leftovers

Photo by Owen Jenkins

We confess, O God,

   that we have become accustomed

      to making do with the baskets

         of leftover bread and fish

            taken up after your gracious feast.

All the while, our senses

   have become oblivious

      to your Holy Spirit

         pulling fresh-baked loaves

            out of the oven,

               right under our noses,

                  all day long.

Awaken us, O Lord,

   that we might once again

      learn how to see, hear, touch,

         smell, and taste the bread of life

            that's piled on the banquet tables

               of our lives every day.

Give us hearts of generosity,

   that we might learn to live

      the ways of your amazing grace,

         through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

© 2015 Todd Jenkins