table moments

having a meal is more than eating and drinking
it is celebrating the gift of life we share

a meal together is one of the most intimate and sacred human events
around the table we become vulnerable

filling one another's plates and cups

encouraging one another to eat and drink

much more happens at a table

than satisfying hunger and quenching thirst

around the table we become family

friends

community
a body

the table is one of the most intimate places in our lives
it is there that we give ourselves to one another
when we offer more

serve another plate

pour another glass

we invite friends to become part of our lives

we want them to be nurtured by the same food and drink that nurture us

we desire communion

the table is the place

where we want to become food for one another

adapted from Henri Nouwen's writings