"How extremely fragile we are. When everything is connected to everything else, problems over there — whether in Suez, Ningbo-Zhoushan, or Wuhan — became problems over here. We really are all in it together, for good or ill. This would not be a problem if we trusted one another, had reasonably aligned values, or had a robust sense of solidarity which could weather the everyday tribulations that come with trade. But we don’t. The paradox of the past 30 years is that, as the world has grown economically closer, it has grown politically apart" - Nick Spencer. 

But that’s not the end of the story; for the good news is that throughout the world there are many people of faith and goodwill who are working hard to feed people in need today - and to point us towards a future when we may not be so dependent on the present global food supply system with its fragility and vulnerability.

A talk for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, 5 September 2021.

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