A Time of Reflection ... and Bread
After my last post in January, I had a family member become very ill and shortly thereafter pass away. Then COVID-19 showed up. It is safe to say these last new months have been extremely trying. During "the great toilet paper and bread shortage" that occurred at the onset of the our nation-wide shut down, I had to experiment with making bread again, which I haven't done in a very long time. It wasn't the greatest bread of all time (I had to improvise on some ingredients due to the shortage of resources), but it was edible, and the loaves helped my household get through until our local store could be restocked. Whenever I make bread it always reminds me of Jesus referring to himself as "the bread of life." In fact, bread is mentioned more than 400 times in the Bible in various applications. Bread is also a universally recognized food source in almost every culture on the planet, thus making it something to which almost everyone can rel...
