I’ll be honest with you.
I carry extra weight, and
I’m not a great dieter.
And as long as we’re on this earth,
we have to make use of food.
But my overeating—
it’s rarely about hunger.
It’s stress.
It’s worry.
It’s reaching for something earthly
and asking it to give a peace
it cannot give.
And then the Gospel walks in.
Jesus in a grainfield.
Disciples picking grain.
Pharisees pointing to the rulebook.
But Jesus points to mercy.
“The sabbath was made for man.”
God’s law shaped for life.
God’s heart shaped for mercy.
And that becomes a mirror for me.
Because Jesus isn’t chasing
perfect rule‑keepers.
He’s calling people
who want relationship.
People who want freedom.
People learning to release
whatever holds them back from God.
One who truly loves God
learns to name the things
that steal their peace—
and hand them over.
And in that quiet field,
Jesus shows the way.
He doesn’t shame the hungry.
He walks with them.
He feeds them.
He leads them back to rest—
back to Himself,
the Lord of mercy,
the One who wants us whole.
Prayer
Lord Jesus,meet me in my hunger.
Quiet the worries that push me toward lesser things.
Turn my heart toward You,
the only One who gives real rest.
Teach me to release what holds me back,
and to walk in the freedom of Your mercy.
Make me whole in Your love today.
Amen.
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