Now I Know What Leads to Greed
Gifts from God's Garden
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On Sundays, I meal prep for the week, cutting up vegetables and produce for upcoming lunches and dinners, to save me time after work.
I’ve been doing this for years, and up until the last few Sundays, this time felt like a hassle and a painpoint in my weekend. But nowadays, it feels like sacred time with God’s sacred food.
I’ve been a healthy eater for most of my life, but lately, I have more of an appreciation for the healthy food I put on my plate each day, realizing that many either don’t have access to that healthy food, can’t afford it, or are unaware of its benefits to them.
The raw vegetables and produce that take an hour to chop up on Sunday afternoons feel like gifts from God’s garden. Nourishment for my body. Blessings for well-being. God’s glorious, edible creation. Whole and colorful. Fresh and organic from the earth.
How grateful I am to be able to buy, chop, prepare and eat this sacred food.
God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. (Genesis 1:29-30)
About the Author
Katie Zalany lives in Cleveland Ohio. She is a Third Order Secular Franciscan (OFS), spiritual director, benefits/wellness leader, and certified health and life coach. She volunteers with St. Vincent de Paul Society serving the poor, is an active mentor to many individuals, and a prolific writer. Her writing interests and focus areas include spiritual development, reflections on the Gospel life, Franciscian spirituality, prayer, and integration of faith and work/daily living. She is the published author of Called to Corporate: Lessons of Growing in Faith and Holiness from the Corporate Cubicle.
