{"id":3012,"date":"2012-08-03T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/hungerrumblings\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2012-08-03T09:00:08","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T14:00:08","slug":"i-ran-across-jesus-trail-again-the-other-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/i-ran-across-jesus-trail-again-the-other-day\/","title":{"rendered":"I ran across Jesus&#8217; trail again the other day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was working on a story for the next issue of <em>LifeLines<\/em> and went to visit a nearby congregation that houses a food pantry \u2013 Grace Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, home of the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry. (Thanks to Pastor Rich Likeness and food pantry director Susan Papierski for opening their doors to so many people from their town and the surrounding area [and to me].)<\/p>\n<p>The pantry was started by the congregation\u2019s youth group years back, beginning with one closet and growing from there. Now the pantry takes up two big but crowded rooms, plus another for storage, plus some shelves in the hallway, plus . . .<\/p>\n<p>I thought I recognized Jesus\u2019 work when Pastor Rich talked about serving ice cream to food pantry customers\u00a0in the fellowship hall so they wouldn\u2019t have to wait alone out in the hallway while someone else finished their shopping.<\/p>\n<p>I was sure of Jesus\u2019 presence when Susan told about a woman making her first visit to the pantry. The woman was ashamed and appalled and kept saying, \u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m in a food pantry.\u201d And Susan kept answering her, \u201cI\u2019m glad you\u2019re here. You\u2019re doing the right thing. I\u2019m glad you came today.\u201d She told her, \u201cWhen things start coming back together again, let\u00a0the food pantry\u00a0be the last thing you change. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s for, and I\u2019m glad you\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That loving-kindness\u00a0in service to a neighbor \u2013 a sister \u2013 in distress is clearly what Jesus was talking about when he told us to love our neighbors as ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>The people of Grace Lutheran Church not only support the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, they also give to ELCA World Hunger, complementing their generous local work to end hunger with generous giving to the church\u2019s global hunger work. They&#8217;re among\u00a0the many, many ELCA congregations that have a heart for people who are hungry, near or far, and act on that passion in creative and effective ways.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn. You showed me Jesus at work in your midst, and reminded me\u00a0that\u00a0Jesus\u00a0is at work whenever someone reaches out to\u00a0a neighbor in their time of need, no matter if that neighbor is around the corner or on the other side of the world. Thanks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Audrey Riley is a member of the fundraising staff of ELCA World Hunger.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was working on a story for the next issue of LifeLines and went to visit a nearby congregation that houses a food pantry \u2013 Grace Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, home of the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry. 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