“The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.  You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing.”  Psalm 145:15-16

“Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”  Luke 3:11

Family, friends, concerts, plays … food is a holiday focus.  Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas goose, Easter ham, and always candy!  We spend a lot of money on candy - $3.9 billion estimated for Halloween, 2025.

Reading our newspaper … “Taste section”, “The Five Best Things We Ate this Week”, holiday cookie contest – all enjoyable.  But elsewhere we read about humanitarian aid facing obstacles in Gaza, Ukraine’s heating infrastructure targeted, Sudan and Yemen experiencing hunger crises, natural disaster sites struggling to rebuild.  In our own nation and community food shelves lines are growing while their supplies are dwindling.  The desire of every living thing is not satisfied.  And it is indeed due season.

The Psalm to God seems to assign the responsibility to satisfy such needs to “YOU”, to God.  Jesus changed the lyrics.  On Sunday mornings we sing in our closing song: “The angels are not sent into this world of pain to do what WE are meant to do – in Jesus’ name.”  We who have two coats, who have food (more than enough) must share. Jesus passed the torch of compassion and charity on to us, to open OUR hands to help satisfy the needs of others.

“Father, providing food for your children, by Wisdom's guiding teach us to share

one with another, so that, rejoicing with us, all others may know your care.”  Amen

(prayer text:  Albert Bayly)

Verla Olson

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