The Dinner Table

The Dinner Table; If you are like a lot of families, the dinner table is something that becomes a "catch all".   As we pass through or get home from a busy day we lay items such as the mail, a backpack or other items on it while we are on our way to another destination in the house.  Sometimes it is used for a craft or coloring table for the kids to create their latest piece of artwork.  But the real use of the table is to sit down, eat and fellowship.

The Wheat family is just like many families today in that we have a busy schedule.  "Between Sundays" isn't just a name for this blog but it is our life.  When school, church and other activities begin to fill the calendar it is sometimes hard to use the dinner table for what it was designed.  We try to make an effort to sit down at the dinner table but it doesn't always work.  But this week we have been able to sit together, eat, talk and laugh as we have sat down at the Wheat's dinner table.  Ashlyn & Mitchell tell us about their day.  The conversation is usually about the exciting things that happened in school or other events that are coming up.  Ashlyn's topic is usually homework and sports.  Mitchell's topic is usually about a trip to the library or what took place at Sunshine Montessori.  It's usually nothing too deep but a time spent together around the dinner table. 

I wonder what would happen if we, in our busy schedules, would take time to sit around God's "dinner table"?  As a father, I enjoy sitting and listening to my kids share about their day.  Sometimes they ask questions but for the most part they are just talking and not asking for anything.  It's a time for reflection, direction and also connection.  We all get busy, but for some reason I think God would love for us to just take some time to come and sit at His "Dinner Table".  The great thing about God's "Dinner Table" is that it can be anywhere you want it to be.

I know personally that our busy times get in the way but I also know how precious those times around the dinner table can be.  Our schedules don't always allow us to sit at the dinner table, but when we do make time it is a precious moment.  All of us have busy schedules but what would happen if we did take time to sit at our family dinner table more often?  What would happen to us spiritually if we took time to sit at our heavenly Father's dinner table more often?