What is 5555?
5555 could be the number of minutes in 2 work weeks.
5555 could be the number of M&M's I've consumed in my lifetime.
5555 could be the number of times I've said "I love you".
Yesterday, that number took on a different significance at church as the congregation's three week long food drive came to a close. Our goal was to collect 2000 lbs, one ton, of food for Second Harvest, a nation wide, non-profit organization. As you may have guessed, the talley surprised everyone as the number of pounds came in at 5555! That number actually was
surpassed minutes after it was announced as several members brought in more food. The Director of Second Harvest, an unusual orator (during one question, she took a strange stance for a minute or so, as if stretching her legs preparing for a run or pausing while stepping from stone to distant stone in a wide stream), was very appreciative and advised this amount of food would last one person 4000 meals, or a family of four 1000 meals.
We're blessed to have been born in a time and society where it doesn't put a dent in our budget, not only to buy enough food for ourselves, but some extra for strangers.
As a brother tells me from time to time when I'm worried about the amount of food available for house church, "loaves and fishes, Russ.....loaves and fishes".
5555 could be the number of M&M's I've consumed in my lifetime.
5555 could be the number of times I've said "I love you".
Yesterday, that number took on a different significance at church as the congregation's three week long food drive came to a close. Our goal was to collect 2000 lbs, one ton, of food for Second Harvest, a nation wide, non-profit organization. As you may have guessed, the talley surprised everyone as the number of pounds came in at 5555! That number actually was
surpassed minutes after it was announced as several members brought in more food. The Director of Second Harvest, an unusual orator (during one question, she took a strange stance for a minute or so, as if stretching her legs preparing for a run or pausing while stepping from stone to distant stone in a wide stream), was very appreciative and advised this amount of food would last one person 4000 meals, or a family of four 1000 meals.We're blessed to have been born in a time and society where it doesn't put a dent in our budget, not only to buy enough food for ourselves, but some extra for strangers.
As a brother tells me from time to time when I'm worried about the amount of food available for house church, "loaves and fishes, Russ.....loaves and fishes".
posted by Steelerfan06 | 2:44 PM
1 Comments:
Your story of the Second Harvest collection reminds me of the gift of King David in II Samuel 24:24. King David refused to accept as a gift the threshing floor which he had offered to buy for building an altar on which to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. He said: "I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God which cost me nothing." Bless the PR congregation! By giving "to one of the least of these my brethren," you have given it to Jesus.(Matt. 25:40)
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