Fellowship

The dinner with Christian friends was not about the food, though there were interesting pairings,  butternut squash coconut soup, bowtie beef stroganoff, cherry tomato Caesar salad, banana tofu, representing different traditions.
It was a time to hear someone's heart,
concern for a sister, loneliness and dissillusionment, trepidation about changes to come, exhaustion, boredom.
It was a time to share our hope,
what we all look to for meaning, for comfort, for strength.
Our differences make our commonality all the more vital.
We feed more than our bodies.