An Ohio pastor's wife blogs the following:
"We started “rice night” in our home as a way to consistently remember those who do not have what we have. Our children LOVE food. And, well, so do their parents. So we really needed to pause each week and think about what a huge blessing our food really is and how we should be eating to nourish our bodies to do God’s work and not just eating for the self-gratification of it. So we decided that on Saturday nights (our Sabbath/day of rest), we would eat nothing other than a bowl of rice for dinner. We use that time to talk about and pray for the many children/people around the world who eat nothing but rice… if even that. We share letters/news from children and missionaries we support as well and talk about what their daily lives must be like. After dinner is our family worship time which I’ll talk more about another time, but concludes with praising God for the blessings He’s given us so that we can do a great work for Him.
It’s a great way to open the eyes of our children to see beyond their little worlds and to open their hearts to love those less fortunate as Jesus would."
Once a WEEK!! Are any of us not too chicken to try this even once a month or once a year? I can't even imagine what my family would say if I suggested this. Dare we try this?
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