The book Hungry for Hope: Letters to the Church from Young Adults was released last year, and I served as a scholarly co-author (with Catalina Morales Bahena) for the chapter called: “Reclaiming ‘Enough’: Away from scarcity toward true abundance.” There’s a great Discussion Toolkit with suggestions for groups regarding each chapter (here’s ours).
There’s also a virtual book club, with opportunities to learn from and alongside the authors of each chapter. Our chapter is up this month! Register now to attend a virtual session on March 31, 2026, 5:00–6:15pm (Pacific Time).
About the “Reclaiming ‘Enough'” Hungry for Hope Book Club:
Our March book club chapter conversation is timely in both our country and this time of year during Lent. What does enough look like right now? What does that abundant life look like right now for us and our neighbors? Join us this month for our next book club conversation focused on the Hungry for Hope chapter “Reclaiming ‘Enough'” written by Catalina Morales Bahena and Dr. Cherice Bock.
This chapter lifts up a narrative of abundance, challenging the fear-driven mindset of scarcity. By reclaiming “enough,” the church can root itself in God’s abundance, fostering relationships with God, others, and the earth.
“We have found the metaphor of dirt and soil a helpful way to wrestle with this topic, perhaps rooted in our own particular stories with the land we now call home. Soil is needed for us to live: it grows and nourishes everything we eat, grows trees that help us breathe, and enables the decomposition process—our bodies become soil again after we die. Soil teems with life… true abundance. Dirt, on the other hand, is what results when we use up the nutrients in the soil without giving the soil time to keep up. When we try to create constant abundance by overworking the soil, we end up with scarcity: we’re left with only dirt.”
—Catalina Morales Bahena and Cherice Bock, Hungry for Hope
Cherice Bock 