Yeah...the contrast with "prosperity gospel" is too rich. Interestingly enough, a couple of weeks ago, we were chatting in the evening, and ended up talking about the Swedish expression "Lagom är bäst," which translates to "enough is as good as a feast." My wife used the expression while presiding at the table the next Sunday, and in the context of the day and the sermon that had just been preached, it was fantastic.
We really dug into it at our house, and talked about what it means in the most direct context of food. We are definitely foodies, and have had incredible meals in some amazing places. Some of them quite fancy and expensive. But we also talked about the meals that have made us happiest in our lives. A ham sandwich and potato chips at your kitchen table with your friends after swimming all day. A warm bowl of beans and fresh tortillas sitting on a dirt floor. The bag of fresh, hot mixed tacos we picked up from Taco Cabana in Feb of 2021, when our power came back on, and our house warmed back up. Burgers on our back patio, laughing with friends. We were hungry. And we had....enough. Our bellies were filled. Not to excess. Not with extravagance. But with enough.
And how could you live a life where you don't want EVERYONE to have "enough?" And if that means sharing what's on your plate -- literally or metaphorically -- then why wouldn't you?
In case you couldn't tell theology of the table is a big thing at our casa.
It's just basic Matthew 25: 35-40 stuff. As you do for the least of these. WTF? How does so much of American "Christianity" get that so fucking wrong?