Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Friday, December 30, 2016

when a gift doesn't feel like a gift... until it's gone...

The gift came... unexpected... unwanted... about a year ago...

The kitten of a stray mamma...
who gave birth... unseen...
under the shrubs...

The crew wreaked havoc in our lives for a time...
after much trauma... of kittens... cats... and us...
one kitten remained...
Omega...



A gift I didn't want...
but unable to traumatize him anymore...
he became an inside cat...
our first one in over twenty years...

Just this week...
as he lay next to me...
I wondered at his soft fur...
green eyes...
loud purr...
and thought about his Creator...

A God who gives gifts...
even in the form of domestic animals...
to care for... enjoy... wonder at...

But now he's gone...

It's been more than 48 hours since he went out...
he has not returned as usual...

Each hour... makes it less likely he will...
and I have to admit...
it makes me sad...

Wondering...
what happened...?
did he suffer...? or still suffering...?

And I wonder at the loss...
and how a gift that didn't feel like a gift...
when suddenly gone...
is seen...
for the gift he was...


"...The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord."
Job 1:21 ESV

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