Our Daily Bread Given
by Michael Doyle

When guided by the Living Word of God,
The truth is, it would be a little odd 
If we fail to think about all that's said.
Each slice of this is our nourishing bread.

Those with riches and those who are poor,
Know that the breaking of bread means more
Than sharing our company and a daily meal.
It's a gathering in which life is kept real.

Demeter shed some light on all the reasons
For all that we experience in life's seasons.
The grains that die only to live again,
Provide us with much comfort like our divine friend.

Good seasons begin with the spring's first sprout.
We watch over our fields, keeping the weeds out.
This is the only way to truly have a good beginning.
It takes constant vigilance to keep on winning.

Rome discovered ancient truths about looking ahead.
Starving people needed to  have their daily bread,
A people without nourishment leads to revolution.
And so a wise government provides its contribution.

Rome's Empire had spread to all sides of their sea,
And kept their trade route safely filled with plenty.
The Gospels are a look at Jesus' world in four ways:
The words, the works, the conflicts, and the passing days.

A seed must die into the ground for life to be spread,
This truth is the way of faith and love, as Jesus said.
Our daily bread doesn't come from government but from love.
The love that is given to all from our holy God above.

Jesus cried from the cross as He became the sacrifice
The truth that only the daily bread from God will suffice.
That is revealed in the atonement found in His living death,
He arose to breathe into His holiness our communal breath.

(c) April 18, 2026   Michael Doyle
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