Thanksgiving

I’m gonna sit at the Welcome Table

I’m gonna sit at the Welcome Table

I’m gonna sit at the Welcome Table

I’m gonna sit at the Welcome Table one of these days…

African American Spiritual

“People need…We need God-given, HOPE-filled Welcome Tables.  Church, what kind of tables will set…before our strangers, neighbors, family, and friends?  Will we set our tables with love, humility, and grace? Will we set our tables with inclusion, hospitality, and acceptance? Will we set our tables with affirmation for differences, unique gifts, and abilities? Will we serve messages of joy and mercy, justice, and peace? Will people see us, and run to take a seat at our welcome tables, and want to know more about the goodness of our great God?” - Rev. AishaBrooks-Johnson

As we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to share a link to a sermon I gave this fall during a chapel service at the Candler School of Theology.  I talked about what it means to set a Welcome Table filled with hope. Take a listen as you consider what love, welcome, and inclusion looks like in your corner of the world. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/9key_hHZoYI?si=GzwnBX4DMPB8LuJS&t=1470 - Sermon starts at 24:30

https://youtu.be/h4EeE6ccU40?si=6rcRorWLgQwrE-UV - I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table, Hollis Watkins

May you and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving holiday. ~ ABJ