3) Community

Liturgy

There is a place for you and them here

To sit and to breathe

To be seen and to see

Sit at this table,

Among life and transition

Here: space to be known

Sacrament of food and community

Shepherd along our stories and journeys

Encounter the divine dance

Pass plates and peace

Table holds a space of safety

Of revolution

Of familiarity

Where strangers once stood

The Lord supped and so do we

Supped and shocked and served

Table space still held now

The Body embodies the posture of offering

Come

Commune here

Be with

One another

Strangers become neighbors

May the Spirit enliven and nourish this table

Questions

• How have you experienced relationships built by eating and drinking together?

• Talk about a time you invited someone unexpected or unfamiliar to the table. What happened?

• How can having a meal together be revolutionary or subversive? Think about all the meals you’ve ever experienced: Thanksgivings and other holidays, school lunches, family dinners, dates, quick breakfasts, camp meal times, going food-less, buying someone a meal, someone else buying you a meal, etc.