Your table in your home is not only a place to eat some food and run.
It's a place to also feed the soul and spirit.
It’s a place for interaction.
It's a place for stimulating conversation and learning new things.
It's a place to challenge our thinking.
In the Gospels we read that when Jesus came to a meal, He always taught something new.
He exposed deceptions.
He challenged thought patterns.
He uncovered hypocrisy.
He healed people.
You can read some examples in Matthew 8:14-17; Luke 7:36-50; 11:37-54; 14:1-14; 14:15-24; 24:30-32 and John 21:9-19.
Invite Jesus to your table. It will no longer be boring.
Talk about life and what is happening in each other's life.
Ask questions.
Bring subjects to the table to discuss--theological, spiritual, geographical, or political.
At our table we laugh a lot. We discuss (and sometimes debate). We don't always agree, but this makes for stimulating conversation. My husband says, "We don't have to agree with one another as long as we love one another."
Ask God for a new vision for your table.
Don't only think about what you will eat, but what you will talk about.
Come prepared with a subject to discuss.
Challenge each other's thinking.
Invite Jesus to steer your conversation, teach you new things, and lead you in His truth.
But make sure you don’t all talk at once. One person at a time. And don’t allow people to whisper together and have their own side conversation (which is very rude).. Include everyone in the same conversation.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
(I am always looking for pictures with families sitting around the table together. It is so hard to find them. Anyone have one they can send me?)