"Come, buy wine and milk without money . . ."

Wednesday, July 30

Scripture

Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Isaiah 55:1)

Reflection

Some of our high school youth recently traveled to Chanhassen for a mission trip to “Feed My Starving Children,” an organization started in the Cities with the aim to address global childhood hunger (see the August Messenger newsletter coming at the end of this week). How is it that so many have so much while many others have so little?

Our passage from the prophet is an invitation for all of God’s children who are hungry, not just those of us who have enough. I expect the prophet’s words might sound very different to hungry children in Nicaragua, where the packets of nutritious food we prepared for “Feed My Starving Children” were sent, than they might sound to us who are well fed.

Prayer

Gracious God, You desire that all of your children might be fed. Open our hearts to participate in the desire of your heart. In Jesus’ name. Amen.