Family Dinner - 6:00. It was right there in my calendar but everything was working against me. One of my kids wanted to skip family dinner and go to a ballgame. Another was running late. My husband was tied up at work. Two of my kids were generally cranky after a long day. I was missing an ingredient for the main course.
Gathering around the table is a priority for Scott and I. Even with two teens we try to meet there several nights a week. The table is where we connect. It's where we talk about our lives and God's work in them. And it's where we open God's word and apply it to our everyday lives. Even though everything was working against me, I stood my ground.
Since our evening was off to a late start, we decided to combine our family devotion with dining. With chicken on our chins, we invited our daughters to share a scripture God was using to impacting their life.
Starting with the youngest we read, talked and listened. The last scripture mentioned was one of redemption. As my hubby began to teach about Jesus' substitution for us on the cross, a hand shot in the air.
"I want that."
Instead of walking the aisle, she walked the length of a farmhouse table into her Daddy's lap. As she repeated the prayer after Him, God welcomed her into His.
What mundane, mashed potato moment could invite God's presence into today?
