Which Came First?

On most Thursdays since mid 2008, from before his appearance on ABC's 20/20 with Elizabeth Vargas last April to tell of the miracle that changed his life and since then as well, Joe Amaral can be found quietly and humbly working alongside the many other volunteers at the Saint Anthony's Food Pantry … well humbly anyway but probably not quietly … Joe likes to talk with the people who come to the pantry for food and they like to talk with him. There is never a shortage of things to talk about ... the weather, local sports and of course food. A wide variety of food is distributed at the pantry and quite frequently chickens and eggs are among the food given out. Recently Joe's discussions have been, not surprisingly if you know Joe, about "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Good question right? The many persons coming through the pantry have many different thoughts on this and Joe has his as well … he's able to give answers from a multitude of perspectives … theological, dictionary order, biological, and even food pantry counter position … but it's obvious that the friendly conversation and not the exact answer is what is most important to Joe and the pantry visitors.

But if you want to move beyond the chicken and egg question, if you want to get serious, and want to really know "What comes first?" Joe will tell you that for him the answer is very easy. For Joe "God comes first".