For Lack of Water

Man does not live by bread alone
   The Old and New Testaments maintain**
Yet three days after leaving Mt. Sinai
   For lack of water, Israel complained




**Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4
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Merryman Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 8:35 PM
They did indeed. Good one, Gershon! Blessings, Kim
Wolf Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 8:53 PM
Easy for us to criticize, but still... Thanks, Kim
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