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Topic: Christmas Gifts (11/13/08)
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TITLE: Seek, Find, and Give...for Jesus | Previous Challenge Entry
By Martha Currington
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But still, I just want to live
I have enjoyed raking leaves
At home and at my youngest sister’s house
Finding and collecting pecans
As I raked... was a blessing.
That’s why I said “Thank you Lord”
Every time I picked one up
I felt joy in my heart as I said it
Each time, many times
It was almost like I was having
A brush arbor church service
Your word says
That you provide for your own
And I stand on that promise
As I pick up each pecan, one by one
For I know it’s true
Even in this particular event
You have granted me strength
I was too sick before the leaves fell
I love you, Jesus
I have cracked most of the pecans
These will provide me with
An ingredient that I need
To make loaves of Amish friendship bread
That I give as Christmas gifts
It’s my specialty, banana nut or cinnamon
Many people expect it from me
As they should, I’ve baked it for years
I have raked leaves about six times
Every time... I find pecans
I have a big bowl full now
I told you God that this would be used
To celebrate Jesus’s birthday
By giving to others
So I say “Thank you Lord”
Again and again
For giving me the strength
to seek and find.
What I needed so I can give gifts
For Jesus’s Birthday
I thank you God
For providing what I need
But you challenge me to
Do my part, you provide the seed
I have to follow through
To let others see
That you are taking care of me
And I will have Christmas gifts blessed from thee
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