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Blessed be the stockpot, simmering on the stove,
Where anxious thoughts are steeped in golden broth,
And bones surrender every last drop of comfort.

Praise be the peas and carrots, humble, sturdy, and green,
For in their gentle sweetness is the promise of easier days.
And potatoes, steadfast and filling, like the memory of Sunday dinners
When the world was a little smaller and the kitchen a little warmer.

Glory to the rotisserie chicken—shredded with care,
Returning home to the pot with a sigh of relief,
Bringing its savory secrets to the bubbling heart of the meal.

And hallowed be the dumplings—rough-hewn and rustic,
Kneaded from flour, salt, and the spirit of grandmothers past,
No milk, just water, because making do is a holy practice.

Let the lid be sealed, the steam rise like a benediction,
Each dumpling swelling with hope and thickening the air with promise,
Until the anxiousness melts away, spooned up with every bite.

For this is the gospel of chicken and dumplings:
That with patience and humble ingredients,
You can coax comfort from scarcity,
And turn a cold day into a warm, sacred thing.

10 out of 10. Would eat again. Would offer to the weary and the well-fed alike.
Pantry psalm, let it be so.