Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong? Maybe like an outsider? Perhaps you were in the middle of a crowd of people and you still felt all alone. Imagine a time when it seemed no one cared, no one even noticed you were around. Imagine the heartbreak you would feel. Imagine sitting all alone at the table in the cafeteria at school. Then hear the invitation. 

This week we hear a song that’s all about that invitation. It’s about the moment you and I had nothing to offer, nothing to give and yet we were invited in. We were welcomed to a table. No longer to eat alone. No longer to sit by ourselves on the sidelines of life. No longer to wonder if we really fit in. No longer curious if anyone cares. No longer without a place to call home.

You see this invitation is to more than a table. It’s an invitation to more than a meal. It’s the invitation to a new life to a relationship. One of my favorite things about serving as a pastor is to watch the looks on people’s faces as they take communion. Some are somber and reverent. Some are confused about what’s going on in life but there are a few that just beam from ear to ear in a smile that changes my day! Communion is about an invitation to a table for sure, but it’s about something more – something bigger. It’s about an invitation into a new life, a new family, a new lifestyle filled with relationships that encourage and strengthen us.

I’m not sure what you’re going through right now but there’s bound to be at least a moment in your life when you’ll feel alone and a little lost. Just remember this invitation is for all of us to come to the table.