Neigh-birds

We are grateful that the Second Harvest Foodbank is located a block away. They are so close we are going to start calling them our “neigh-birds” instead of neighbors. We both distribute food, so as the saying goes, “birds of a feather flock together.”

This morning, I snapped a quick picture of their driver who came to pick up a donation. Our connection is a blessing. It feels like the beautiful Biblical concept of gleaning. It is part of God’s generous economy.

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 19:9-10 NIV