Salvation Food
Commentary, Creation Care No Comments »Those of you who know me, know I’ve been talking about going dumpster diving for literally months. The reality is, though, as of Thursday afternoon, I’d yet to actually do it. Enter Thursday night, a car full of folks from our community headed up to Bailey’s Crossroads to garner some food that would otherwise fill a landfill.
It was exhilerating! Not to mention we came back with a ton of bread and bagels, banannas, bell peppers, some flowers, some cheese, and some carrot juice, just to name a few highlights.
So why is it salvation food? When Jesus referred to hell, it was actually a specific place, a burning dump heap on the outskirts of town. When we take food from the trashcan, we save it from hell, allowing it to be used for what it was intended.
Thousands of people die each day from starvation, while Americans throw away tons of food that doesn’t meet our quality standards. Sure, the bannanas were bruised and the peppers were scarred, but they still tasted great.
The longterm desire is that such actions will free up resources so that others may eat. We will see. I’m just happy to no longer be a dumpster diving virgin.
