Don't you love a church potluck dinner? Nobody cooks like the "church ladies"! Long before I ever heard of Golden Corral, my preschool hand was sneaking up to grab a culinary treat from the long stone tables in our tiny churchyard.
Christian fellowship has included table fellowship since the very beginning. Is it any wonder that the kitchen is sometimes referred to as the "heart of the home"?
The believers shared a common purpose, and every day they spent much of their time together in the Temple area. They also ate together in their homes. They were happy to share their food and ate with joyful hearts.
Acts 2:46 ERV
Years ago we had a family friend who had been raised as an only child, neither did she and her husband have any children. She loved being in the kitchen when it was time to clean up, almost as much as Mama's cooking.
Our friend said as a child she had missed out on the stories and laughing in the kitchen while while washing and drying dishes with loved ones. That was the first time I thought of the kitchen as a haven of love.
Our friend said as a child she had missed out on the stories and laughing in the kitchen while while washing and drying dishes with loved ones. That was the first time I thought of the kitchen as a haven of love.
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 34: 8 NIV
I don't know if it's a Southern thing, or a Christian thing, or what, but for my family food means love.
Mama's holiday specialty was chocolate-covered cherries. Marichino cherries tucked into rich, pecan-studded foundant and dipped in dark chocolate. I was so proud to hold the plates and ride with Mama in the car as we delivered them to friends and neighbors.
What about you, Dear Reader? Does hands-on love mean food to you? Which do you enjoy more, making and taking, or everyone crowding into your kitchen?
We don't have to look any further than our Lord's last meal with His disciples to understand what great love can be tied to offering and sharing of food.
Mama's holiday specialty was chocolate-covered cherries. Marichino cherries tucked into rich, pecan-studded foundant and dipped in dark chocolate. I was so proud to hold the plates and ride with Mama in the car as we delivered them to friends and neighbors.
What about you, Dear Reader? Does hands-on love mean food to you? Which do you enjoy more, making and taking, or everyone crowding into your kitchen?
We don't have to look any further than our Lord's last meal with His disciples to understand what great love can be tied to offering and sharing of food.
And when He had taken bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Luke 22:19 AMP
Dear Reader, I'll bet the Lord smiles from heaven as He watches His child making cookies to cheer up a friend, or fixing tacos with friends. Whether we are preparing, cleaning up, or just there for the stories, I think fellowship turns our kitchens to cathedrals, blessing each other and our Lord.
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