Pastor Rob Fitterer's grace poetry for September 29
Lord,
@: I6 r& e9 y. n& a8 Q% U# Ohaving transformed
9 @" P ]1 l, X4 U: i5 P( [sunshine and soil and water and seed,
/ A' E% x. g7 Vinto food upon which we are soon to feed,
9 A( G) t0 L8 Q+ [we thank you for life and we want to stay well,
0 I# m1 z# n+ s. mso we promise to rub our hands with Purell.
2 l4 n+ g c3 |8 q8 r6 I3 gWe who came first and are ready to dine' ?: B2 b/ }" g, ~4 [8 p# [
thank you that we’re not still waiting in line,
8 p1 h C$ ]0 E! o/ u# f3 x$ ?( ~but for those who are hungry and eagerly wait,
; ~& q% \0 d$ |6 dwe shall not be greedy and heap up our plate. f9 w' {& _4 [" A
Instead we’ll be thoughtful of all the others : M0 ^) ~& m/ \8 G7 k
the way we were taught by our own loving mothers.
' }, Z% {( t& c7 hNow,
7 M/ a2 I/ R* ?8 `6 u8 | H$ QWe smell the potatoes all spicy and roasted 5 r/ `, K, k6 c, U' e
the aroma of casseroles perfectly toasted ! E8 [' h+ Y- O& G! w6 [ `# v
We thank you for people so generous and kind
+ ~& m, a; }! Kand thanks for all blessings in body and mind,
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Amen.