Blessed and Broken

And here is what happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. Luke 24:30

How blessed it is

to break bread with friends

around the table 

or at the altar rail 

in the local coffee shop

or the pub

Indoors,in the warmth

or outdoors, on the street,

sharing bread just as blessed

with the homeless

and the hungry

or with late night revellers.

How blessed it is to break bread

- so much more than sharing food:

Breaking bread

signals careful regard

one for the other,

Breaking bread

involves generosity, 

acceptance,

compassion

grace

How blessed it is 

to break bread

when strangers become friends

And food becomes

a sacrament shared.