Called To Be Seated at God's Table ~ by Katie Stell

On this Holy Thursday, we are reminded that each one of us is important in God's eyes. Today, we are called to focus on the destination we hope and pray for, which is to join with God our Father in the Eternal Banquet.

The journey begins here in our earthly lives. Each of us individually receive Communion, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, to remember that one day we will be in the Kingdom of Heaven. But the journey is not complete here.

We question the meaning of the Eternal Banquet and today, we are called to understand the other half of the foundation, the other half of the journey: our Community. God is calling us to be seated at His table. To accomplish this, we must open our hearts to His teachings. He teaches us to live our earthly lives always in His example; for God is also part of a Community, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit... the Holy Trinity.

Each of us is here for a reason. We have been called; we have been chosen for this Family, this Community. We will not walk this journey to the Divine Table alone, by ourselves. Rather, we must walk together. We need each other. We need the support of our Community to reach our destination. We each must do our part to work for this Community. Each person must carry his or her Cross. We must pray for the sins of ourselves; to pray for the weaknesses of ourselves. We must also pray for the sins and weaknesses of the others in our Community.

We were reminded that Judas is alive in every community and that each of us is to be tested, targeted. We may feel safe within the walls of our Church, but we must go out into the world. We must recognize the threat of Satan in our everyday lives and pray diligently for our own protection and the protection of our Community.

Know that you have been chosen in this place, at this moment, to be a member of this Family. Carry your Cross. Call on your Community for strength and prayer. Open your heart to them. Walk with each other on this journey and together we will be united in Heaven.

What we have learned this Holy Thursday is that we each will be tempted; but if we pray for strength and are strong for our chosen Family, forgive and seek forgiveness, love and be loved and to remember to pray for the protection of our priest who is our Spiritual Guide and Shepherd, we will all be united at the Divine Table, the Eternal Banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven.


~ Image from Turn Back To God