Adults may be able to name what God and the faith community have offered them to cope with lifes sometimes long and grueling journey. Teens are an anomaly. They are either eating machines or they are on severe diets in order to lose weight and stay thin. It is especially important for them to be well nourished because they undergo so many physical and emotional changes at this time in life. Teens, especially girls, are confronted with eating disorders.
Death can result if the disorder remains uncontrolled.
Those who are not nourished by Christ can die as well. The Spirit of Jesus feeds and nourishes such genuine enthusiasm. Children know how wonderful it feels when someone takes care of them with food and rest. Children are very conscious of the importance of food. Many of their fights with parents relate to food issues.