from engaging with your guests, then you’ve lost sight of the main goal. The goal, after all, is not to be enjoyed but to enjoy. Enjoy the people at your table. Enjoy their presence and their beating hearts and the stories they share. They are not puppets to praise you; they are urgent appointments with the heart of God. If your table is the destination for people, then the people who sit around it are a divine invitation. And you’ll miss that divine invitation if all your preparation doesn’t lead to you actually sitting down with them and participating in the fellowship of the table.
