A ‘Souper’ Invitation for Super Bowl Sunday
There’s nothing quite like a bowl of hot soup to warm one’s heart on a cold winter’s day. In fact, the only thing better than enjoying a steamy cup of vegetable, chicken noodle, mushroom, or broccoli cheese is sharing it with someone else, particularly someone who may not have any other source of nourishment on that day.
This Sunday, we will have an opportunity to do just that as we collect cans of soup for our pantry in recognition of Super Bowl Sunday, As I have said many times, the good graces of all of you have worked wonders in transforming faces of despair into expressions of joy and contentment.
Sometimes it’s hard for us to understand how a simple, inexpensive can of soup could so profoundly affect the lives of others, but I have seen it over and over again among those who visit our pantry and find a generous supply of soup and other items to satisfy their hunger and feed members of their family, who are so dependent upon them.
We invite you to bring a can or two of soup to this Sunday’s service. It won’t cost much, but it will pay enormous dividends as we feed those in need. Just as importantly, it will be holy and pleasing in the eyes of the great God we serve.
God probably doesn’t care who wins the Super Bowl, but he does care about those on the margins of life, and He is glorified when we reach out to assist and lift up the least among us.