There’s something sacred about the table—though we don’t always treat it that way.
So often, we rush through meals. We shovel bites in between appointments. We toss leftovers on plates and eat standing up. Dinner becomes one more thing to check off our list before moving on to bedtime routines, to-dos, or one more scroll through our phones.
But what if we’re missing something?
Jesus didn’t rush through meals. On the night before His crucifixion—when He knew what was coming, when every second mattered—He chose to sit at a table. To break bread. To pour wine. To speak words that would linger in hearts long after the meal ended.
In His final hours, He didn’t hurry through it.
And in doing so, He showed us something: the table isn’t just for feeding the body. It’s for feeding the soul.
The Last Supper wasn’t held in a temple or on a mountaintop. It happened in a simple room. Around an ordinary table. With familiar people. And yet it became one of the most significant moments in all of history—not because of the meal itself, but because of what happened around it.
At that table, Jesus reminded us that presence matters. That love can be shown in passing bread. That words spoken over a meal can become anchors in the storms ahead. That slowing down—even when everything feels urgent—is deeply holy.
The truth is, our everyday tables can hold that same kind of meaning.
Some of us may have a kitchen island scattered with lunchboxes and coffee mugs. Or dining room tables that double as homework stations. And for many of us, dinner feels more like a scramble than a sacred moment.
Still—God can meet us there.
He can fill those ordinary seats with extraordinary grace. He can help us see that the table isn’t just a place to eat—it’s a place to connect, to reflect, to restore.
Because our souls need feeding just as much as our bodies do.
So what if, instead of rushing through the meal, we stayed a little longer?
What if we asked one more question? Took one more bite with gratitude? Looked our loved ones in the eye and said something kind—something real?
The table is where the Gospel can be lived out in the simplest of ways: through presence, patience, and love.
Jesus chose the table for a reason. Not just as a backdrop to a farewell meal but as a picture of the Kingdom itself—open, inviting, unhurried.
And we get to carry that invitation into our homes and our everyday lives.
So tonight, when the plates are full and the temptation to rush is strong, let us pause instead.
Let the meal linger.
Let the conversation unfold.
Let our souls eat, too.
Because when we give the table the time it deserves, we just might find that we leave it not only full—but filled.
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