Manna

The Reading: Gracious Father whose blessed son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him.                         Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the 4th Sunday in Lent  "Manna"   The Whispering: The question of manna has intrigued me since I was a little girl. A child's imaginings that magical bread fell from heaven every morning and every evening. And the fact that it was always enough for everybody?!?   And I remember being utterly gobsmacked when my Sunday School teacher told us that if the Hebrews took more than their fair share, the excess would turn rancid by the next day. God's economy is like that. God's grace and love are always enough, abundantly enough; and God proffers enough grace for everyone. Why, then. do we spend time worrying that someone is getting more than their share? More manna, more love, more wealth, more attention? Meditate this week on God's economy. Do we covet that which our neighbors have received? Has God offered us enough? How do we speak to God about our cravings and our appetites?