Do More Meet Less

It is just a silly story that came to me.

There was once a city somewhere in the United States.

The governing body of the city became deeply concerned when it came to their attention that people were actually hungry. Something just had to be done. So the strategies began.

At the first meeting in which hunger was placed on the agenda, a young man stood up and offered a solution. Let's plant a community garden and share. We share the work. We share the garden goods with those in need. With that, he left the meeting and planted a garden on an abandoned field near the town.

The Council heard the idea but the decision was made that the idea needed to be refined. Therefore, a study committee was appointed to study the options as to what plants would yield greater results as well as where the best place would be to plant the field. After the first meeting of the study group, the group came back to the Council suggesting that it also include in its study a look at what other cities had done to face the problem.

The Daughters of American Gardeners (DAG) decided that it would be necessary to honor all of those who had planted gardens in the area over the past 100 years. After all these folks had paved the way for gardening in the area and to not honor their work would be a slap in their face. The Council adopted an official day of recognition for this celebration.

The local ministerial association decided that there needed to be a day of prayer to ready the city for the task ahead of them. The God Almighty would be the one to bless the crops and allow the problem to be resolved. It would also be a great time of spiritual renewal for the community.

The Mothers Against Youth Being Endangered (MAYBE)) organized within 30 days. These Mothers of all ages would take a stand against what hunger can do to the youth of our day.

The Political Action Pac Against Hunger (PAPAH) immediately when into action. The group of political pundits had a $1000 plate benefit in which the money raised was used to run political advertisements identifying politicians who voted against hunger oriented legislation. Some of the money raised was also used to prosecute persons who planted a garden in places where city resolutions prohibited them to be planted. Nothing worse in life than illegal gardens.

There was more action and movement in the city than one can imagine. However do not confuse action and movement with resolution.

Three months later, the young man passed out food the hungry in the city. Their smiles were his reward for the work he had put in the field.

One of the things that amazes me about the life of Jesus is that nowhere in the scriptures do I find that he organized a study or held a committee meeting. Jesus just went about doing good.

Maybe our world would benefit with less meetings and studies and more hands doing the work of compassion. When all is said and done, may more be done than said!

Pray for me as I pray for you.