"Let nothing be wasted"

Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
John 6:12-13 (KJV)

Jesus knew about sustainable development long before it becamea buzzword.
Having miraculously increased the food store from a measly five loaves of
bread and two fish ot a feast for over 5,000 (Think, when was the lat time you attended any function where even 1,000 persons ate - it seems like a logistical nightmare - with waiers and wairesses streaming through ballroom aisles and
tightly packed tables to serve course after course), he made sure that everything left was gathered up - 12 baskets worth of leftovers; one for each disciple.


Every minister must have his portion.

None of the four accounts tells us how the 12 baskets were distributed or disposed of, but Jesus' command gives strong indication that they were put to appropriate use or otherwise carried and consumed by the disciples themselves. In the same way, God the Father sent the manna (literaly "What is it?" in Hebrew), on the children of Israel during their desert wnaderings and left specific instructions for the consumption of the daily supply (In the timeless prayer that he taught his disciples, Jesus asked that the Father would provide the "daily bread")
Psalm 78 (the only Pslam, incidentally, to mention both the words 'camp' and 'David' i nthe same text - the Camp David Accord signifying peace between Israel and Egypt was brokered in 1978 at the US Presidnetial retreat of Camp David) describs the manna as "the corn of heaven" or the "grain" of heaven.


Let's begin to take the mantra of reuse nad recycle more seriously. Not htat we're going to all start consuming leftover food as a matter of ocurse. No, let's look at our production processes and see how we can move toward zero-waste

All Cabinet ministers ,whether with portfolio or without, must begin to takea seriosu inventory of the material and other resources avaialble to their ministries and msut - withth the help of all their staff -identifiy and implement ways of eliminating or substantially reducing waste.


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