“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”
Psalm 23:5 ESV
Let us pray.
Lord of life, You look beyond our outward appearance into our our hearts. You see our desires and our lies, our hopes and our fears, our anxieties and our pride. Lord when we read about You preparing a table before David, in the presence of his enemies, how often do we think of the faces being those of the people that should have loved him. As we come to the last supper and You gather Your disciples around Yourself to celebrate the Passover meal, are they their as former enemies turned into followers. Those that did not always follow Your holy word. Those who would commit murder. Those who lied and cheated others. Those who cowered in fear and would deny that they knew You. People who You lived with and loved and called friends have also played the role of enemy of God. We all have. Some of us still do. Yet in the image of the Last Supper we see You eating with those who were and would be enemies and yet You feed them as friends. Lord we are humbled by the grace that You constantly show us. Forgives and help us to not be enemies of God but to truly live as Your sisters and brothers whom You have redeemed. We humbly pray this in Your name. Amen.
