Eating is Reconciling

Stone Soup for Sunday 2/10/2013

4 p.m. Wesley Cottage

Salad Bar Sunday

I'll bring lettuce and bacon bits. You bring what you want to go on your salad or with your salda.

We're looking at reconciliation through eating. Here's a quote from Chapter 5 of Making Peace with the Land. I believe our lives are different when we "bow our head before picking up the fork."

"When we appreciate how saying grace strengthens the memberships of creation, we also see that saying grace is a reconciling act. Being reconciled with each other means being in the presence of each other without shame. It presupposes that we have committed to make our lives into an offering of time, energy and skill that serves the need and the potential of others. When we say grace in an authentic way, our presence in the world becomes good news. The creatures we eat and those we eat with can be assured that our desire abides in God's desire that all creatures taste the heavenly delight that daily creates and sustains the world."

We will also look at starting a confirmation class for our kids, 7th grade and up. There are a few retreat opportunities that we can plan for also.

Plus we now have a basketball goal up. That means we can play some serious horse (and of course the game horse is by definition, not serious).

Email me if you don't have a book and you want to look at chapter 5 before Sunday.

Peace,
Rob