My church hosts a Community Thanksgiving Dinner and my family volunteers. We have a dining room and we serve the people who come as if they are at a restaurant. We go to each table and take drink orders, bring them a salad, tell them the dinner menu, and bring their dinner, followed by a dessert. It is a very friendly atmosphere you meet lonely people, older people who come with friends, disabled groups of people, and whole families who didn’t want to or have the money to make the meal.
One year my husband and I was sitting with a man who was
alone and he was telling us how much he appreciate the people who come out and
serve it was so heartwarming I just keep thinking of the verse: Be not
forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels
unawares. Hebrews 13:2
Sometimes it can break your heart for the people you serve
in the love of our Lord. One year we set up a special room for a large family
that’s loved one was receiving hospice care and it was the last holiday they
would be with their family.
If you have the opportunity to serve your community it is
the greatest gift you can give and receive.
Happy Thanksgiving! Tell the girls hello!
ReplyDeleteThere is something very special about sharing a meal together, isn't there? It builds a sense of community in an incredible way.
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