Friends,

Yesterday I delivered 202 lbs of food to Vista del Camino Community Center’s food pantry!  Nearly every week since the beginning of COVID-19, our congregation and its friends have stepped up and provided hundreds of pounds of food for needy families lining up in the wake of virus-related job losses.  The good news is that the staff at VDC is seeing less need now with more people being called back to work.  I’d say our job is done when there is no need.  
In a related vein, Pastor Dick and I will begin a sermon series on The Beatitudes that will take us through July and August.  One of Jesus’ beatitudes (a word that means blessing) is “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”  “Righteousness” is better translated as “justice.”  It is justice, pure and simple, that everyone should eat.  And blessed are we when we hunger and thirst for everyone to do so.  Richard Rohr says, “When you experience the reality of your oneness with God and creation, actions of justice and love will naturally follow.”  The Holy Spirit, who lives inside of us, prompts us to such good works of justice and love.  Such sharing feels natural.  Let us therefore keep up our food collection.

You may want to read through The Beatitudes in Matthew 5 before we start the sermon series, which will still come to you by video.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to us by phone if you need prayer or any other pastoral care!

Peace,

Co-Pastor Sandi