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That would normally be, for me, burgers, corn, hot dogs, and yes, some blueberries and raspberries on my ice cream to make it red, white and blue. But this past Fourth, before the pre-requisite barbecue, my son, Tim, and I served at our church\u2019s soup kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Tim is a regular. He cooks every Friday for the guests and then serves up their meal on Saturdays. I confess I haven\u2019t helped out at the Saturday kitchen in decades; haven\u2019t met with the good people who need the hot meal every week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/blogs\/on-the-journey\/gratitude-is-a-prayer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>READ MORE: GRATITUDE IS A PRAYER<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDad, we\u2019re going to be a little short of volunteers this Saturday,\u201d Tim said. \u201cOkay,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019ll join you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I got up early\u2013or at least earlier than I normally get up on a holiday Saturday\u2013and we headed to church. \u201cWhat should I do?\u201d I asked as soon as we arrived. Marilyn, the woman in charge, put me to work cutting up desserts and then when the guests arrived, she had me spooning out salad for them. Salad for 200.<\/p>\n<p>Give us this day our daily bread? Us, not just me, not just you, but all of us. I got to meet, my tongs in hand, the good people who live in New York, who depend on this hearty meal. This is their daily bread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you like some salad?\u201d I asked. <span style=\"line-height: 18.1818180084229px\">\u201c<\/span>Yes,<span style=\"line-height: 18.1818180084229px\">\u201d<\/span> said most people. <span style=\"line-height: 18.1818180084229px\">\u201c<\/span>No,<span style=\"line-height: 18.1818180084229px\">\u201d<\/span> said some. Others wanted lots of tomatoes. \u201cCould you give me more tomatoes?\u201d I heard often enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe generous,\u201d Marilyn had urged, and I was happy to pile salad on their plates, on top of the franks and beans and mounds of rice. We even got to give them seconds until there was nothing left.<\/p>\n<p>My feet were tired from all that standing. My fingers were cramped from wielding the tongs. 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