.. well this arrived on Friday night with my hubby, in the shape of 3 orange Sainsburys bags full of nutrients and health - and bagels! I can't deny that Saturday was marvellous - we ate, we drank, we gardened, we felt full of energy and stayed up to watch Lewis (jolly good) and were tired at 11.30 instead of 9.45.
But my mind is still full of those in the UK and around the world for whom the light at the end of their tunnel is much further away - possibly a lifetime away. To always live with bare cupboards, or no cupboard; to always hunger, to always be thirsty, to always worry about how to feed your children today - I can't begin to imagine their pain. Because my cupboards have never been bare, being a good student of Jamie and Nigella, always checking I have my kitchen basics available.
So - what can I do? Can I help to make the light at the end of the tunnel come a bit nearer? Conveniently, in church this morning, part of the talk was on the bit in Matthew where Jesus says - 'I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was naked and you clothed me... whatever you do for one of these, you do it for me'. (Cue the old Sunday school song 'When I needed a neighbour were you there, were you there... ear worm ahoy!)
Feeding the hungry. How? Well, this week I'm looking into food banks, and utilising a friend of mine who works with families in need to see where I can help. I'm going to check my giving - am I feeding the hungry, or at least giving to those charities who will help 'the hungry' to learn how to provide for themselves?
I don't want to sound self righteous or boast-y. It's just that this has prompted me to think about the less fortunate people in the world than myself. I want to practice what I preach and not be a hypocrite.
And thanks so much to those who have sponsored me! Am very grateful... and so are those hungry people x
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