Still Not Enough

Saturday, at 10 a.m., my friend came along with me to assist in the preparation and distribution of sac lunches to Everett's homeless community. Because of the latest salmonella scare, Sharon bought lunch meat rather than peanut butter and jam, and we were also blessed by the Vineyard church members, a married couple, who showed up bearing gifts of egg salad, 3 more loaves of bread, and fruit leather snacks. This gave us much more food than we had originally started with. We split up into groups of threes and I drove our group down to the mission, where many of our homeless men will either stay, or attempt to stay at, especially in such bitterly cold conditions as we've had. There was no chatting with these men, as the 3 big bags full of lunches were gone in just seconds of arriving. There was still not enough food for two more men that didn't beat the "lunch rush", but I don't know that there really ever is. I believe that whatever efforts are contributed to helping another person is meaningful. Big or small. Responding when a person asks you a question, taking a friend out to lunch, offering to be a part of something without being asked, as my friend did. These are all meaningful acts of kindness. We can all successfully contribute to our surroundings and make an impact.