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When I Was Hungry

6/14/2013

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Dear Five O' Clock Friends,

This morning, I sat down with a man I've come to know well.  He was sitting on bench in the shade of a tree at St. Martin's.  Resting up for his walk to the bus stop.  He was shaking badly.  He said, "Sometimes my blood pressure pills just don't work like they should." I tried to talk him into heading over to Health Care for the Homeless.  No dice.  He had a plan for the day.  A part of the larger plan he's had since I first met him.  A step he needed to take today to have things ready when his fiance gets out of jail. 

We continued to talk about apartments, motels--places where they could start their life together.  I broached the subject of money--what he had, what he needed, what he could do with what he had.  It was then that he told me his food stamps allowance had been cut.  He now gets $31 on his EBT card each month.  "$31 dollars--how can I eat on a dollar a day?" he asked me.  
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The only way my friend and hundreds like him can get enough to eat is through places like St. Martin's and food pantries like Casa San Miguel.   
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Your Live at Five Council has decided to focus on hunger and the food that relieves hunger as we begin to move into mission.  Beginning this Sunday, we will have a basket in front of the altar.  When you come into worship, bring your food to the altar.  After all--it is the meal we share that connects us as members of the Body of Christ.

Family meals--they are important to us as members of the family of God and they are important to us as inheritors of a rich New Mexican tradition that gathers family around a table where stories are shared, food savored, laughter and tears present and welcome.

Perhaps we will even decide to host a meal at St. Martin's or at Dismas House thus extending our community of the table to the community of need right here in Albuquerque.  
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Grateful to join you at the table,

Susan+

Lead Priest, Live at Five
sahcdsp@yahoo.com
505-842-1607
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    The Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch serves as the lead priest for the Live at Five community.

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  • ABOUT US
    • WHO WE ARE
    • 2023 Annual Meeting
    • Leadership
    • Newcomers
    • Pastoral Care
    • Faces of Our Community
    • Contact
  • Transition
  • Worship & Prayer
    • Download Service Bulletins
    • Daily Prayer Services - The Daily Office
    • Sermons
    • Art, Music, & Literature
  • FORMATION
    • Adult Formation
    • Retreats
    • Family & Youth
  • Outreach & Social Justice
    • Casa San Miguel Food Pantry
    • The Landing
    • LGBTQ+
    • Immigration Ministry
    • Navajoland Partnership
    • Senior Ministry
    • ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
  • Give
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