The Bread-Tree

 

God could have created a plant that would grow loaves of bread. Instead, He created wheat for us to mill and bake into bread. (Harold Kushner)

I no longer ask the young man's question: How far will I go? Experiencing pain, fighting a temptation, enduring peer pressure… how far? My questions are now those of the mature person: When it is over, what will my life have been about?

First as Dr. Martin Buber taught, life is all about meeting. We come alive only when we relate to others. Meeting others “there” where they are or “here” where we are.

Secondly, we are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great dramatic leap in results. And this “changing the world” job descriptions is the invitation to carry on God’s work.

One of the wise thoughts of Rabbi Harold Kushner is that God could have created a plant that would grow loaves of bread. Instead, He created wheat for us to mill and bake into bread. Why? So that we could be His partners in carrying out the work of creation (Genesis 2:15).

Are you and God partners in “baking” then sharing the Bread of Life with someone lately?