2 day
GRATEFUL
written by tasha whitton
VERSE OF THE DAY You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. Galatians 5:13
The Parable of the Spoons is an old story, sometimes attributed to Rabbi Haim of Romshishok. It has been told many times and goes something like this. Once there was a woman who was nearing death. Her family gathered around her in order to be close when she drew her final breath. As her breathing slowed, her loved ones were surprised when her eyes flashed open and she shared that she had seen a vision. She explained, “I was in a long hallway, and I opened a door on my left. Inside were long tables set with every sort of food imaginable. It was like a crawfish boil with meats and sides and desserts piled high. I moved forward hoping to get a bite of the feast, but then I noticed that all of the people in the room looked shrunken and near starvation. As I looked at them more closely, I saw that every person had a long spoon attached to each arm. So, it was easy to reach the table and get food into the bowl of the spoon, but when they tried to make the journey to their mouths, the food fell off. The faces of each
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