7 Loaves

 

Emma’s one good pair of school shoes

Sat in the garage

imbued with coal colored sticky dust

from a recent outing

 

She needed shoes for gym

And a few long sleeved shirts

As the leaves are already turning

and the cool air in the morning leaves

the children at the bus stop

stomping their feet and rubbing their arms for warmth

 

But the shoes were the priority, needed for tomorrow.

 

And today, her best friend’s mother

Inspired by the changing weather, cleaned out closets

And called to ask if she could drop off a few things

 

She brought in 7 bags of clothes and shoes.

More than enough, with some to share

 

I thought about how Jesus was able to feed the multitude

With only 7 loaves and fishes

And how today he clothed a little girl (and several of her cousins)

With a similar plentitude

 

It’s astonishing

How often He blesses us with 7 bags

When all we really need is

One pair of shoes. 



Dedicated with love to the Macken family:)  We miss you!