Greetings Dear Reader,
We all know that we are supposed to be grateful for the
provision of our daily bread. We are
obligated to realize that all we are given and all that we earn are still gifts
from the Father. My simple gratitude
today flows from the idea of shared meals with friends or family.
I have always disliked eating alone. I also find great joy in sitting at a meal
with others sharing stories, adventures, and blessings. I revel in celebrating those who have reached
milestones or achieved something significant.
I am still dining on the joy I felt sharing a meal with my life group
this past Wednesday.
There was no time for this built into our group schedule this
Autumn and our leaders wisely found a way.
They see the value of people bonding over food and the ground that can
be gained. I was privileged to see one
of the families in their home and meet their children. This too was a blessing for which I am
thankful.
We are too quick to dismiss the value of informal times where
our guard is down and our conversation is not directed toward a book chapter or
Bible topic. I was able to see people
that I already love from a relaxed and social perspective. When we approach these situations predisposed
to loving others, we can gain great insight into the grace and beauty created
in others.
I learned to love my fellow travelers more deeply this
week. It was not because of the needs
shared for prayer or their struggles with the topic of the week. It is because I saw more of their humanity
and the beauty of the Creator within that creation. I witnessed the love passing between friends. I saw the way in which a family chooses to
serve others. All the elements of love God
and love thy neighbor were there and that creates holy ground even when we do
not notice it.
The entire idea of eating together is as old as humans. Too often now even when we eat with others
the time is brief and we are rushing off to the next thing. It is when we take the time to sit, eat, and
converse that something new and beautiful appears. I am thankful that I can obtain good food and
consume it. I am deeply grateful, Dear Reader,
for the meals we share and the times when our conversation leaves us both richer
and satisfied. As we approach the
feasting of these Holy Days, let us remember to cherish the people. In the journey home, they are what matters.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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