Just Like Jesus

I love to bake! and my son Chris has been wanting to learn for some time. I thought at first he wasn't really serious, or that his desire to bake was just a passing whim, but he surprised me by being persistent in asking me to teach him. So a few nights ago, I stood back (resisting the temptation to help) and instructed Chris in how to make cinnamon buns.

Of course I had to take pictures of the whole experience, although it was hard to hold the camera steady. (Watching my son master the art of baking cinnamon buns was quite comical.) Nevertheless, I was impressed with the end results, as well as Chris' dedication — he had to get up at 11:00PM that night to put the buns into the oven to bake.

Now Chris is excited about sharing his cinnamon buns with his co-workers, just as Jesus was, one morning on the shores of Galilee, when He baked bread for His friends — six of His disciples who were weary and hungry. Jesus wanted to surprise them by feeding them breakfast.

"When they landed,

they saw a fire of burning coals there

with fish on it, and some bread.

Jesus said to them,

'Come and have breakfast.'

Jesus came,

took the bread

and gave it to them."

John 21:9,12a,13 (NIV)

The best part of baking is sharing the baking with others, and seeing them enjoy it!