I heard once that every single chapter of Luke's Gospel includes food. I haven't checked that for myself, but Luke 14 is all about food! It includes Jesus' teaching about taking the humbler seats at a table, about inviting to your table the poor and others with no way to repay you. Jesus also tells a parable about a wedding feast where the invited guests spurn the invitation, so the master brings in the poor, those with disabilities, and others who wouldn't normally get an invite.
In this season of feasting, it's important to remember those who don't get a lot of dinner invitations. This evening, we'll be singing Christmas carols for the cars lined up for our "Food of Faith" takeout meals, while another church serves the meal. Next week, it'll be our turn to serve. If Jesus really is "the reason for the season," we need to find ways to invite those he would want at our tables.
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