Raining Manna

Exodus 16:4 “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day.'” (NIV)*

Hungry children, come and see

God rained manna down.

Grab your baskets, grab your jars

Flakes, frosting the ground.

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God will provide each day

Bread, your life to sustain.

White like coriander, honey flavored

You’re going to like this rain.

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Gather enough for a day

Leftovers breed maggots.

Remember, double up on day six–

God rests on the Sabbath.

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Expect manna each morning

Until Canaan’s land you take.

Once settled it’s real bread

No need for manna flakes.

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His Word, manna in the desert

Gathered daily, sustains the soul.

Bread of Life will satisfy

When Canaan finds me home.

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poem & photo by Patty Perkins, waffles compliments of my son

Exodus 16:35 “The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.” (NIV)*

*The One Year Bible, New International Version, copyright 1986, Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois.