July 15th, 2026
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
“I learned early on that setting a table is so much more than just laying down knives and forks. It is creating a setting for food and conversation, setting a mood and an aura that lingers long after what was served and who said what was forgotten.”
Peri Wolfman (Author; June 1960)
“The rituals of nourishment cry out for the communion cups, the special plates on which to break bread, the candle flame, the circle drawn in the dirt. Ritual protects and heals, ritual symbolizes to all who come to your tale seeking rest and renewal that they are enclosed within a sacred space. You may think you’re only laying a place at the supper table, but when you trust and follow your creative impulses to bring forth something beautiful, you experience the Sacred in the ordinary. Moses looked for God in the burning bush. We need look no further than our tables, the tables that the Hebrew Psalmist tells us have already been prepared for us so that our cups might runneth over.”
“When you take extra moments to prepare an attractive table, you’re really performing an invocation, welcoming Spirit to be present in recreation and remembrance. Choosing to dine rather than just eat is a small but significant step toward self-nurturance, and one to savor as long as we live. Creating an inviting table is possible more nights than you think, especially if you approach is as another venue of artistic expression in your daily round and confine your efforts, as Peri suggests, to ‘the simple, the doable, and the affordable.'”
“Today, start using and enjoying the beautiful things that already surround you in the home. Don’t save their loveliness only for other people to recognize and appreciate. Using them, you will become aware that authentic aspirations–from setting a pretty table to finding your life’s calling–are legitimate longings.”
“I believe every meal is a dinner party and we use all our fine ware to celebrate our dining with one another. Use it or lose it!”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 258 to 260 of 501.
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