Living Bread

orchidee



Tune: St Michael

('The Lord is risen indeed')

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Christ, He the living bread

By Him we still are fed

We partake spiritually

In bread and wine, so be

 

For body, spirit, soul

His food does make us whole

Manna of old days provided

Daily, God His flock led

 

But now in days, our time

Of life's pages and rhymes

To eat of Christ, feed on Him in

Our hearts, fresh praise begin

 

'Tis life and health and peace

Supply shall never cease

Uphold us, empower us still

For so is your good will

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 27th, 2022 02:26
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6.6.8.6. format.
  • Category: Spiritual
  • Views: 37
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Comments8

  • Michael Edwards

    Does bread have legs? Must ask you know who. Nice one O.

    • orchidee

      Thanks M. I got no dough - KP spends it all on botox. lol.

    • ChrisLyn🕊

      Nice one.. ✨🧡

      • orchidee

        Thanks Chris.

      • Saxon Crow

        I always find this part of Catholicism rather eery. It's cannibalistic in ritual. Better to just practice emmulating Jesus life than eating him! That's aside. Nice one Orchi

        • orchidee

          Thanks SC. It's only, ever - on the Protestant side (e.g. me) - symbolism, instituted by Jesus Himself at The Last Supper. I often mention that's it symbolic in my poems.
          Yet I agree with you that Roman Catholics see the bread as the 'Real Presence' of Christ - speaks of cannibalism. Ugh! Transubstantiation, cos I likes long words (lol) but don't like what it means.

        • Rocky Lagou

          Yes! The living bread! Wonderfully said!

          • orchidee

            Thanks Rocky.

          • Bella Shepard

            Beautiful, the spiritual nourishment that sustains.

            • orchidee

              Thanks Bella.

            • Crowns4Christ

              Great piece Orchi,

            • matthew jay

              thank you for this write and all your kind words to me

              • orchidee

                Thanks M.

              • Goldfinch60

                Good one Orchi.

                • orchidee

                  Thanks Gold.



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