Five years ago there was an article in the Boston Globe by Judy Foreman entitled, “Fighting isn’t how you deal with cancer.” She wrote the article for Senator Ted Kennedy on hearing the news about his brain tumor. “Everyone is going to say to you,” she wrote, “‘Fight, Ted, fight!’ You have to fight your cancer, but it’s the wrong image. The…

I think each time we plant, weed, care and nurture, and sometimes harvest, we are enacting the Passion in a small and intimate way. Our hearts are full of hope.

She shared with them her deepest conviction that no matter what happened, the power of God’s love could still transform their lives, and in this love of God they would have everlasting life.

Am I taking more than my share of the abundance? Am I leaving others with less than they need? Again, this is indirect, but I am certain that this practice will impact my consumer habits and choices, and could possibly lead me to greater advocacy and action concerning food security and food justice – – just as several of our church members and friends already do.