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Last night we had two women from my MSc program to dinner. I really enjoy dinner parties–first, because I like good food and I rarely cook big meals for just the two of us. Second, I like getting to know people better around a meal and having people in our house. We had Greek food last night; I figured Bryce and I had had a sufficient break from it so it was time for more. Bryce ran lots of errands for me (what a great guy!) and picked up some specialty olives at Valvona and Crolla. We had a great big Greek salad and pork gyros, complete with pita, vegies, and tzatziki sauce (a yogurt, cucumber, garlic sauce). Sarah and Lise brought some wine. It was dee-lish. We then had vanilla yogurt and berries for dessert. We tried not to talk about our dissertations and work, but it’s hard when that is the context we have most in common.

Anyway, it was great fun, and I think that hospitality is becoming increasingly important to our life together. A very fundamental way in which we can live out the gospel is by inviting people over and serving them a good meal and sharing our lives across the table. I wonder why the sacrament of communion does not always seem to have this same effect for the community of believers?

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