Jesus
said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.” (Matthew
5:6)
One of
our food pantry clients noticed a stack of booklets with Bible verses
and asked if she could have one. A couple of other clients heard and,
likewise, asked for a booklet. Then they asked if I would bless the
booklets. It was a God moment that allowed me to pray over these
ladies and listen to concerns about family members who needed to be
touched by Jesus.
They
are, also, part of the crowd that gathers on Wednesday nights for our
free community dinner. The gathering of such a diverse group is a
picture of the
banquet God has prepared for us.
The people who were part of the “in crowd” had better things to
do than attend the banquet, so the master invited the poor and the
disabled. He wanted his house to be full.
Wednesday
nights are filled with people who are hungry for nourishment; hungry
for fellowship; hungry for God. Last month we baptized a person we
met through our hunger ministry. Jesus said, “I am the bread of
life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.” (John
6:35)
Muriel
Persky
lives the gospel as the hands and feet of Jesus. She works in our
thrift store and teaches the Bible to women in a job readiness
program (Christian
Women's Job Corps).
Last week, during her Bible study, one of the women declared that she
wanted to be a follower of Jesus.
The
gospel is good
news!
Whenever we serve people on the margins of society, we
are serving Jesus Christ.
