This week I’ve been working on sermons on the Book of Ruth for this coming Sunday and the next. Perhaps because I’ve been thinking also about food insecurity, my attention has been drawn to the book’s opening setting in a time of famine, and from there to the church’s role in helping those living with food insecurity.
There are two articles that I would commend to your attention. The first is this piece from Religion News Service which notes that half the religious organizations in the US are helping those who don’t have enough to eat.
The second piece is from the Oct 11 issue of the Globe and Mail, which notes that faith-based and other charities engaging in food insecurity ministries provide food to 18% of Canadians, and outnumber grocery stores four to one. That’s a shocking statistic. Unfortunately the article is behind the Globe’s paywall, but subscribers can access it here.