In this episode of the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (AUUF) podcast, in the midst of unfunded SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown, our minister, the Rev. Marti Keller, speaks of food as a spiritual value and moral imperative. No one should be hungry or lack the security of nutritious food..

The data cited in the podcast is from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

This service was recorded on November 9, 2025. Jim Newton, one of AUUF's lay ministers, opened the service with the chalice lighting.

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AUUF is a multi-religious faith community with shared values, including equity, justice, pluralism, interdependence, generosity, and transformation, all in the service of love. We believe each of us has the right to seek spiritual truth and develop our own theology rather than accept a single religious creed.

AUUF is one of more than 1,000 Unitarian Universalist congregations around the U.S. and Canada. If you're in the Auburn-Opelika (Alabama) area, we hope you'll join us Sunday mornings at 10:00. Visit our website at auuf.org.

Our theme music is "A Call to the Soul" by Folk Acoustic Music. It's available on Pixabay.