About a month ago, three different people from the church and community where I serve came to me and told me they felt called to feed hungry kids this summer. The first time someone tells you they feel "called to feed kids this summer" it's easy to say something nice and religous like, "Well God bless you. That sounds like a wonderful idea," while fully expecting them to go home and forget about it. The next time another person tells you the exact same thing, a seed of faith gets planted in your heart and you begin to wonder, "Maybe this is something God is calling our church to do." When it happens a third time (and this time it's some person from the community whom you've never met!) you get this feeling that is both mysterious and creepy and you realize that God sometimes has to creep you out to make you get the point.
So after all these mysterious and creepy "calls" from God, we fed 36 kids lunch today here at the church. The "Summertime Lunch Bunch" is what we are calling this program. Monday through Friday, all summer long, kids can just show up at noon and we'll feed them a free lunch. Today I stepped outside a couple minutes before noon and saw no one. I wondered (honestly, I doubted...) if anyone would show up. But about 5 minutes later a parade of kids on bikes came down the street headed towards the church. And red-faced, sweaty kids, covered with the grime of summertime fun came streaming through the doors. They got their food, sat down and began to eat, talk, laugh and make plans for the rest of their afternoon.
As I witnessed these 36 kids share this meal together, it came clear to me what the scriptures meant when it said, (Jesus) was made known to them in the breaking of bread...
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