Pastor Rob Fitterer's grace poetry for September 29
Lord, ' z% x4 f0 X5 G& A0 }# V3 S
having transformed
7 x: X. Q! ]+ Z+ Vsunshine and soil and water and seed,
) U, I" }, p+ R7 Hinto food upon which we are soon to feed, 8 o; X3 x' I4 w1 |' g
we thank you for life and we want to stay well,
( j! y9 F9 t' h1 j7 b# Gso we promise to rub our hands with Purell.2 Z" U2 Z# T3 @6 {4 {
We who came first and are ready to dine
4 W n. l. z( _thank you that we’re not still waiting in line,
' m- y2 J* f6 E9 x4 a" j& Abut for those who are hungry and eagerly wait, " @4 A4 u8 o" x
we shall not be greedy and heap up our plate.6 \* `9 d, s. @& a: k ^4 E
Instead we’ll be thoughtful of all the others % ^; P% G" d! l) W
the way we were taught by our own loving mothers.7 U9 \( q- {; A/ F; U/ O
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We smell the potatoes all spicy and roasted
9 g" V" i, C6 _$ |. p# }the aroma of casseroles perfectly toasted
* [2 b7 J; w U7 U b7 d3 x4 o# ?We thank you for people so generous and kind) j7 k @8 [( W3 j/ c% t0 `1 ~' s
and thanks for all blessings in body and mind,- X+ G( l' u' P; e
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Amen.