Table Talk
Luke 11:37 As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table.
The dinner table is often the setting for some of life’s most important conversations. It is around the table that households share hopes, dreams, and fears. It is at the table that the stories of daily life are told, griefs are processed, and the big questions of life are explored. It seems to be a universal truth that in a shared meal, the table talk is just as important as the food.
In the Gospel of Luke, we find Jesus eating more meals than in any of the other gospels. In fact, the meals in many ways move the story along. Meals provide the occasion for some of Jesus’ most noteworthy teachings.
Today’s passage is no exception. Here we find the table talk centered on justice. Jesus points out that a life that contradicts justice contradicts God. This reminder and invitation call us as children of God, claimed and named in baptism, to follow the example of Jesus and “strive for justice and peace in all the earth” (ELW, p. 236).
Renewing God, draw us daily to the waters of baptism and raise us to lives of justice. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
From Christ In Our Home Devotional