Perhaps is it our Advent theme which is causing me to notice scriptural references to hunger, but I am finding them everywhere these days.
UniLu has adopted a theme of hunger for our Advent mid-week meals and worship services. Our spring LSM Retreat will also address issues of hunger.
This morning, I was reading from Matthew 24. As Jesus is giving his final instructions to the disciples he says: "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?"
Perhaps it is this week's busyness associated with exam meals which remind me of the comfort being fed brings. But I can see how much it changes lives and attitudes when the wise and faithful servants set the food before those in need of nourishment.
In our culture we have become so immune to hunger that we fail to notice those for whom hunger is a daily reality. Yes, this is true - not just in the far reaches of the world but also in our own backyards. One of the speakers on last year's Spring Break Trip reminded us that 26% of SC residents had a hunger related incident in 2009.
Jesus tells us to feed the hungry. The scriptures are full of references to do so. Why then are there still so many hungry people in the world?
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