Worship and Connections
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This September, we hear the call to dine with Jesus in our worship series, “Come to the Table,”—an invitation that means much more than a simple eating experience. The table was the place where Jesus fed people but also, challenged them to acts of hospitality that reflect God’s way. When we say “yes” to a place at Christ’s table, we accept a way of life that embraces God’s definition of love, peace, grace, and joy. The lockdown of recent years created for many an urgency to spend more time around tables with old and new friends being fed in body, mind, and spirit. It is at the table where, as one person said, we, “speak about the deepest things we know right away.”
This is my hope for Velda Rose UMC as we embark on this series that highlights the table of grace that is laid for us. It is my hope that we will gather around the table of Jesus and gather at tables in our homes and on our campus to share deeply. It is my hope that you will invite those who feel isolated and who may be feeling a lag in hopefulness to tables of love and joy. And it is my hope that our habits of gathering will also bring more peace in turbulent times. This September, let us celebrate the depth of communion to which we are called. |
“…when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there.” — Matthew 18:20 (MSG)