Does the posting heading seem out of place on this day celebrating women? (FEROMO** Day as Disciple Playbook likes to promote it, Mother’s Day more commonly)
Thinking that through, it seems VERY appropriate. How many mothers want to see their children or other women’s children going hungry?***
Yet, here we are.
Today’s post heading is the title of the Our Moral Moment post HERE. The whole post is worth the read, including powerful, historic quotes – “Starving a child is violence” ~ Coretta Scott King – and staggering statistics – “One in five children is “food insecure” in this, the richest nation in the history of the world.”
The authors go on to mention the House bill that is coming up soon and they say
It calls for the Agriculture Committee in the House to cut $230 billion from SNAP over the next decade. They are scheduled to vote this week on proposals for how to do this. Every option on the table would mean millions more US children go hungry.
Is this what we want to happen? Would women role models in your sphere want this to happen?
On this FeRoMo/Mother’s Day, let’s raise up some prayers and actions to help our country to a place where the day comes that ALL children who want a meal have one available. Some potential actions are listed in the POTENTIAL ACTIONS – FOOD INSECURITY section below plus in the Why Should Another Child Go Hungry post. We need to DO BETTER!
Let us journey with joy, embracing Spirit’s strengthening and stirrings as we go about assuring all God’s children nationwide and worldwide have food to eat, encompassed in love!
P.S. Happy FeRoMo/Mother’s Day to all you special women in our world!
** Female Role Model (FeRoMo) Day
***And on MaRoMo Day (Father’s Day) we would dare say the same thing to the men in our world
Lectionary Texts for Sunday, May 11, 2025:
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POTENTIAL ACTIONS – FOOD INSECURITY: This season will likely find increasing numbers of folks looking for food, presenting opportunities to
- share financial and/or food offerings with a local food pantry
- check with your faith community about upcoming opportunities to feed community members
- volunteer to help with a local mobile food pantry or community dinner
- find a Little Pantry in your area and help stock it with shelf-stable food items
- accept a Call to Action item from Season of Peace devotional posting
NOTE: for those in the Cinci region, some food organizations are listed HERE
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