Saturday, May 20, 2017

In healthy communities, no-one goes hungry

Morning: Psalm 75, 76; Leviticus 23:23-44; Romans 15:1-13
Evening: Psalm 23, 27; Luke 9:1-17
Jesus’ miracles – like the feeding of the 5000 – taught people about community, and the healing of relationships.  In healthy human communities, the strong support the weak, all are welcome, none suffer isolation; hospitality is the rule.  What is hospitality in a crowd of 5000?  Perhaps simply this … Those who have food share with those who have none, so all are fed.  Jesus gave his disciples authority over evil, and power to heal.  Hunger is a sign of brokenness, even evil, in human communities. When communities are healed, the miracle is that no-one goes hungry.

Graham

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