Our wonderful Monday night dinner last night included our beloved James B. and Renee Notkin as requested by Anna before she heads off on her grand adventure so very soon. Such a gift to gather around the table and to taste a whole lot of love there....
And so sweet to know that I met these two just about when I was the same age as Anna.... Oh the gift of relationships that go deep....
This prayer from Kate Bowler bears repeating that I shared last month:
God, awaken us to the everyday miracle of a simple meal.
Whether it is take-out that took a phone call,
a recipe that took an entire afternoon,
or the cereal-for-dinner again feeling this meal creates,
bless it all.
So blessed are we, sharing a meal today.
May we recognize God’s goodness
in the thoughtful preparation,
in the delivering,
in the eating together,
savoring something that tastes like love.
May our time around the table be a gift.
May we be present to one another
engaging all our senses
as an act of thankful worship
to the nourishment that’s before us
with the people we love. Or are trying to.
God, bless the hands that prepared this,
those with us now,
and the ones we wish were.
Bless us, oh God.
in all of our eating and cooking and gathering and sharing,
our jokes, talking-with-our-mouths full, and elbows on the table,
may we taste and see the love that multiplies.
Amen.
I could not help but notice the icon of the Trinity by Rublev
behind Renee's head last night around the table...
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