“Look! I stand at the door and knock.
If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in,
and we will share a meal together as friends.
Revelation 3:20 New Living Translation
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“In Luke’s Gospel Jesus is either going to a meal, at a meal, or coming from a meal.”
Robert Karris, quoted by Tim Chester, A Meal with Jesus
Because Jesus knew …
“Few acts are more expressive of companionship than the shared meal…
Someone with whom we share food is likely to be our friend,
or well on the way to becoming one.”
Tim Chester, A Meal with Jesus
Nothing – not a conversation, not a handshake or even a hug –
establishes friendship so forcefully as eating together.
Jonathan Safran Foer
Food is our common ground, a universal experience.
James Beard
Food is the ingredient that binds us together.
(unknown)
Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy.
It’s not about nutrients and calories.
It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.
Louise Fresco
Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion.
Thomas C. Foster