nurturing my kids, feeding our family, it is much more then feeding. and then i hear isaiah say "eat what is good, that your soul may live (isaiah 55:2-3). after those verses there is a glorious vision of what can be -living by covenant and love, with peace, and redemption of the natural order. nurturing includes all actions which bring others to this full life and growth.
to make choices which nurture each other, i must ask always: "what do i want for myself and the persons i love?"
in earlier times, to sweat and labor to stay alive was the only option, except for a few elite. this is still very much the way for most poor people on this planet. though for me, for us, when every possible need is satisfied before we even have a chance to perceive and respond to it, creativity can't flourish anymore.
we become victims of the great disease of technological society - meaninglessness.
this is not a disease caused by bacteria, virus, or vitamin deficiency. it is being brought on by having nothing important to do.
with those words in my mind, i try to help myself and our kids, to find meaningful work and creative making, meaningful interactions and sustainable life patterns. right now i'm reading once more through the "living more with less" by doris janzen longacre
for me this is a point i do want to focus on a bit more in the upcoming weeks, as we entered lenten season, starting yesterday with ash wednesday. we also started an other "stop-armut" course, looking at the way we live and believe, how we want to inprint christian values for more justice, a humane and saver world for all people.
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