Come, let’s eat


Set your welcome table as a spiritual discipline


By Kristin Berkey-Abbott


Berkey-Abbott is a freelance writer in Hollywood, Fla.


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e Christians have spent hundreds of years arguing about the sacrament of communion. Pitched battles have been fought over whether or not the bread and wine are mere symbols or if something happens to them during the process of the ritual. At times we’ve lost sight of the fact that Christ sat at an actual table—having a literal meal.


W Take a seat


In the past few decades, many of us have stopped eating at tables. We eat in our cars so frequently they’ve been redesigned to hold our cups, takeout cartons and bags. Many people can’t cook even the simplest food. We don’t have peo- ple over to our houses to eat because we tell ourselves that we don’t have time


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