When I think of tables, I think of the places where friends, families, strangers, acquaintances and even enemies sit down to share a meal and then leave transformed by the stories they shared and heard. They are the places that gather us in so that we might be fed and filled for the day’s work that awaits us or where we might be painfully reminded that there is nothing for us to do. Tables that have plenty and tables that are sparse remind us that so many people have nothing on their tables.
At God’s table, God puts out only the best, most wholesome meal. God’s table is where we arrive hungry and thirsty, and we leave fed and filled with the reminder that God’s grace and love are always with us. At God’s table, beloveds who have been at odds with one another will be fed and nourished with God’s grace.
When we eat at God’s table, we leave transformed. The bread and the wine may not be enough to fill us up, but nevertheless we are filled.
This message is excerpted from “Fed at worship” by Jenna Pulkowski Huntsberger in the December 2016 Café online magazine. Today is the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost.
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