Humanity Is a Breadbasket
(Posted October 3, 2024)
On this upcoming World Communion Sunday, I think that Jimmy Carter, who I’ve just quoted the day after his 100th birthday, has become a source of wisdom after witnessing humanity and its struggles over all those years.
Like Jimmy Carter, I’d rather not think of the world as just a melting pot, sometimes simmering along, sometimes boiling over. It is, of course, a planet where those who allow themselves to be guided by their beliefs as they navigate life, do have a chance to realize their hopes.
People Are Their Bread Recipe
I’d rather think of humanity as a breadbasket, into which all the peoples of the world have placed their unique staff of life, their main source of nourishment. The breads of the world are a mosaic, as varied as the people who bake them. Some are rich and dark, some are pale and thin. Some of them are sweet and others are savory. Hidden in some are the fruit of the vine, or in others seeds of the plants that were given up to create their unique, traditional flavor
For people around the world, bread isn’t just something they eat. Bread is who they are. When we are gathered together in the ‘basket’ of God’s love, a few crumbs of another “loaf” are bound to rub off, to be exchanged and enjoyed with our own.
This Sunday we will bring the loaves together, and share them and our hopes for peace that need, like yeast, to rise and expand among the people.
Walking the Road to Wisdom
I will be offering you the first in my October series on walking The Road To Wisdom together. We’ll explore how our personal beliefs help sculpt what we are able to learn; conversely, what beliefs we hold keep us from listening and learning from others.
Join us this Sunday at 10 AM to share the breads of the world and the fellowship of the Lord’s Supper
All are welcome at his table, regardless of their beliefs.