Monday, April 8, 2013

Feeding the Hungry Poor Abundantly with Healthy Food

“When you gather the harvest of your land, you are not to harvest to the very end of the field.  You are not to gather the gleanings of the harvest.  You are neither to strip your vine bare, nor to collect the fruit that has fallen in your vineyard.  You must leave them for the poor and the stranger:  I am Yahweh your God.”  Leviticus 19: 9-10

God was clear.  Whether the harvests were abundant or poor, His people had to share what they grew with the hungry poor.  They could not keep it all for their own families.  The poor must have access to a healthy diet of whole grains, fruit and olive oil, the same healthy foods the farmers themselves ate.  

Today as in biblical times it is important that we not only provide food for the poor, but that we provide healthy food.  To learn more about donating healthier food to food banks and soup kitchens follow this link, Donating Healthy Food to Food Banks.