{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/656fd0cb4030a60011809ebf/6839cddaca68c1d5d0460a1c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Table in the Presence","description":"<h2>Scripture&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2><p><strong>Psalm 23:5 (NRSV)</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You prepare a table before me&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>in the presence of my enemies;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You anoint my head with oil;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>my cup overflows.</p><p><br></p><h2>Refrain&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2><p>Even here, I am welcome at the table.</p><p><br></p><h2>Quote</h2><p><strong>Henri Nouwen</strong>, from Life of the Beloved&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“The world says, ‘Prove that you are worth something—fight, climb, earn.’&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>But the Voice of God says something else:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>‘I have loved you with an everlasting love.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You are My Beloved.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Not because you have proven yourself,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>but because you are Mine.’&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>At the table of grace, there is no competition.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Only communion.”</p>","author_name":"City Arts Dept"}