One of this morning's readings from Daily Light was 1 Timothy 6:8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. Easy, of course, to say when you HAVE plenty of food and clothing.
On Tuesday I was a presenter at a Women's Empowerment workshop. This is a court diversion program for women, usually first offenders, who've been arrested for shoplifting, prostitution, drug possession, etc. Another presenter, Sr Norma of Newburgh Ministries, mentioned that they had no toilet tissue to give out to needy families and that sometimes they had no baby formula, which was especially hard. Imagine having to tell a mother who needs milk for her baby that you have nothing to give her!
So I went to Sam's Club & bought t.p., disposable diapers and formula. The formula was $35 per case (I thought) so I happily pulled off 3 of them & headed to checkout. Imagine my shock when the total came to almost $800!! It seems that formula is $35 per CAN! Well, needless to say I had to put back two cases. Since then I've learned that WalMart has the same formula at $25 per can so next time I'll go there.
This was a real wake up call for me as to what our neighbors are facing every day. Again, our congregation is really terrific for the contributions we're making each week to the Food Pantry. From beans to detergent, everything helps.
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This is so true! Thanks to Linda Smith we have this campaign going! She is doing a great job! If only we could all be diligent at bringing the food to church. Once we start it will be second nature!
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