Food Problems

Oxfam is alerting us to the affects of rising food prices on the poorest in the world. While we may complain that supermarket prices have risen - and they have - most people in this country spend a fairly low proportion of their income on basic food items. Over the last 30 years, as Britons have become more wealthy, we have spent lower and lower proportions of our income on food - and  more and more on entertaining ourselves.
But for the poorest in the world, rising food prices are a serious problem. This will lead to malnutrition and possible starvation for chuildren.
But we also face food problems in our spiritual lives. We are  surrounded by a feast of good spiritual food. There are Bible translations, good Christian books, and so much else to nouirish our lives. But most of us snack occasionally, and wonder why we are not thriving.
St. Peter instructs his readers in how to grow. 'Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.' (1 Peter 2.1-3)
As usual, if we take time to get good nourishment into our lives, then we will see the benefit of growing up from our baby beginnings. Spiritual maturity is not a function of age. It comes when we take steps to allow God to re-shape and direct us - which comes from feeding well.
Best wishes,
Richard