One of the best parts of the Sellwood Faith Community is that we eat together every week! And every week it’s a surprise to find out what dinner is going to be. Sometimes people stop at the grocery store or bakery to pick up something to share, although many times we get to sample home-made items. These days we’re starting to see freshly picked garden produce featured in salads or other dishes. We have some wonderful chefs around the table!
Rev. Laura’s daughter, Megan is one of our many talented cooks.
Mind you, the control freak part of my personality wishes that we had some kind of sign-up list or assignment process to make sure that the food people bring each week is somehow coordinated. Two weeks ago we had one salad and everything else was dessert (I know, I know…what’s the problem with that?!). Last week it
Sellwood Faith Community’s table set for dinner on Pentecost Sunday.
was mostly all main dishes (although we still managed to include dessert, thank goodness!). But the funny thing is, no one seems to mind when our meals are “unbalanced.” There’s always enough to eat, and the food is somehow especially nourishing because it’s offered with love and eaten in community. People who
bring dishes are sensitive—but not judgmental—about the specific dietary needs of our members. Each person is pleased when others eagerly ask for seconds or request the recipe. The ”how” and “why” of eating together are more important than the “what” we eat.
People mix together at SFC to create something wonderful just like the, combination of flavors in a great summer salad.
The same is true of the community itself. We have no control over who shows up. We are a mix of sweet, savory, and spicy personalities! But when we come together in love (the “how”), in order to deepen our relationship with God and one another
(the “why”), it doesn’t really matter if we’re all a little salty or even a bit burned. We are accepted and loved by God, and therefore our simple gathering is transformed into an abundant and nourishing feast!
Rev. Laura
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