Wednesday, September 19, 2007
tasting the Kingdom
Church on Sunday, (that is Digestion, our evening church service) happened around a meal. People bring food and we sat at one long table, complete with tablecloth and candles and sparking grapejuice. We do this about once every 3 months.
Just as we started, there was a furtive movement in the foyer. I went out, and a man was huddled in a corner, and wanting a food parcel. “Sure”, I said, “at the end of the service. But why not wash your hands and come and join us. We’re eating here tonight and there’s even roast chicken.”
He sat among us, enjoying his share of first, seconds and thirds. He laughed with us, and listened as we broke bread and shared. He left with a full belly and a food parcel.
The regulars were curious. I told them he might just be an angel. I think we were more blessed than he. He got to eat food in human company. We got to taste the reality of the radical hospitality offered at the wedding banquet of the Kingdom.
Go here for another example of tasting the Kingdom.
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i think he was an angel – in blessing we receive eh ? xxj
Comment by julie — September 20, 2007 @ 10:31 am
i wonder how many times we let those opportunities slip by us? this is a good reminder to keep my physical and spiritual eyes open.
Comment by joe — September 20, 2007 @ 5:05 pm