So much happens when we come to the table. Our children have done years of homework while having a snack and I prepared dinner. Puzzles have been completed at the table. Bills have been paid at the table. And of course, meals have been eaten at the table.
Maybe this is why the table has become such a vital place to gather.
Something happens at the table – conversations are lengthier and more meaningful. The days’ events are unfolded. Connections are made and relationships forged.
Thinking about all this brought thoughts of other conversations and tables …
Jesus encountered Matthew, a tax collector, one day and bid him to come and follow Him. Immediately Matthew got up and went with Jesus.
Arriving at a house, Jesus was seated at a table with His disciples. Also seated at that same table were many tax collectors and sinners.
Some Pharisees came and questioned how Jesus was able to sit and eat with them. Jesus’ reply is stunning.
Won’t you join me at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE and let’s discuss the vital important of gathering around tables.
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I love that Jesus accomplished things while sitting at a table. I love my own dining room table and have such great memories of gathering with people around it.