I
No, my dearies, beautiful Grace did not weep that day
It is a matter of weeping over grace at mealtime
Not to make a federal case out of it, but one day
Alone, did say grace, knew my veggies were divine
II
The tears began to fall: "Jesus, your amazing provision!"
Vegetarian I was, but only cook veg in my home
I recalled islands I toured: Trinidad, Mauritius, Reunion
When it was harder to eat well, as I was not alone
III
Not bragging, but since that day I'm aware Jesus is near
Very interested in my food preferences, always proving
His title, "Jehovah Jireh" even as He took Isaac's spear
When we walk with Him, plain food becomes communion!
NOTE: In Genesis 22, Abraham is about to sacrifice his son, Isaac, to prove to God he, Abraham, is obedient & trusting in the Resurrection. When the Angel stopped the killing, a ram was substituted. High up a mount, all alone, a single male sheep? Caught & crowned by thorns? That was a Christophany, previewing Jesus' willingness to die in our place. In this chapter we find God revealing this aspect of His provisoning for His flock: YHWH Yireh
Choices every day
Orange blouse? Purple shirt? Denim or corduroy?
Potato chips or healthy cabbage?
Polite or rude?
Choices hourly.
Spend money on me, or spend money on others?
Do the laundry, or let it keep piling?
Comfortable shoes or sexy shoes?
Choices yesterday
Kool-aide or water?
Sandwich or three-course-meal?
Respectful or disrespectful?
Choices every second
To smile or frown? To make a federal case or ignore?
To be nurturing or apathetic?
Responsible or Irresponsible?
Choices this weekend.
See relatives or friends?
Shop or save money?
Be kind or unkind?
Choices every day.
There sitting behind the wheel of that big yellow school bus
No one ever made a big deal or even raised any kind of fuss
As she drove along the road humming that same song everyday
It was the seed she sowed in getting these children on their way
Maybe you heard the song before the one called Amazing Grace
From the first time opening up the door till she emptied out the place
Subtlety humming this beautiful melody as along her route she went
To me it was just nice to see in knowing all the love that was meant
But then the A.C.L.U. came along for one such mother didn't agree
Saying that "you can't hum that song for it's very offensive to me"
They made a big federal case out of it where it soon reached a judge
He said, "now Miss, you need to quit", on others rights you can't trudge
That Monday morning soon came yet very little seemed to have changed
The song still seemed the same just that some notes were rearranged
See, she wrote a song about an "amazing bus,and how sweet was the sound"
And no one even raised a fuss "In never getting lost in being homeward bound"