Prep for dinner

February 13, 2026 | 27 comments

A dear friend shared this poem with me, which I thought was delightful.  She gave me permission to share it with you.

Invitation To Grace

What food will you bring to Life’s table today? 

If it’s sorrow or anger, please throw them away. 

Instead, bring a large bowl of comfort for all, 

And see that each serving is big and not small. 

Add tender compassion for every dear one, 

To slices of joy that are warm as the sun. 

Have a pitcher of gratitude ready to pour, 

A side dish of laughter and oh, so much more. 

And then for dessert serve a most special treat, 

Generous helpings of Love and your meal’s complete. 

The table is ready, each one take their seat, 

Our feast is before us, so come on, let’s eat! 

Sharon

27 thoughts on “Prep for dinner”

  1. Thank you so much Sharon, a perfect and blessed Grace Prayer, may the Lord continue to Bless and keep you in His Love. Amen

  2. A truly inspired piece of work!

    Thank you Sharon for allowing your poem to be shared, at the table where we all gather, for Evan’s spiritually nourishing posts.

    As Mrs Eddy says in S&H, “Love enriches the nature, enlarging, purifying, and elevating it.”

  3. Thank you, Sharon and thank you Evan! I often refer to these SpiritView gatherings as feasts of Love, for indeed they are as everyone shares their insights and good ideas. I love the concept of breaking bread together, sharing inspiration, which nourish and invigorates us and carries us forward each day.
    So grateful for this precious family.
    I’m so grateful to learn new lessons each day, rising & going higher & higher…. In Love

  4. Soooo beautiful. And such perfect timing, I am going out to lunch today to celebrate Valentines Day with friends. Thanks so much for sharing this.

  5. I hope it’s ok to print the poem and put it on my frig for all to enjoy. Thanks for the delicious sharing of Love’s ideas!

  6. Love this poem, sharing it with friends and family
    Thanks to Sharon, and Evan for all these daily gems shared with us, they often are so very timely and meet the need of the moment .Heartfelt gratitude

  7. Thank you Evan and Sharon. Wonderful! No enemies at God’s table. We are all His friend. God has no enemies, so neither do we.

  8. Oh, I’m joyfully looking forward comming to this nourishing valentines-feast with you all, dear SpiritView friends ! ❤️

    Thank you dear Evan and Sharon for this loving invitation to such a healthy and filling up of Soul and our mind with Mind’s spiritual food!

    So the following part of prayer is fulfilled with this weekend’s SV:

    “Give us this day our daily bread;
    Give us grace for today; feed the famished affections.”

    Lots of Love and Thanks to you all!♡

  9. Yes, Uta, I would like to echo what you have written. This IS a wonderfully
    fulfilling feast of God’s/Love’s blessings! Our daily bread shared with such
    Love – what could be better? Nothing! A happy and beautiful day to all!

  10. The poem is warm and loving and welcoming. God sets His table for us each day and brings all the bountiful Good we need. We show up, fully attentive to the present good, and partake of and share it with all. Thanks for this blessing.

  11. This was JUST what I needed, totally a major dose of healing!! It reminds me of Hymn 40: “…Come to the Feast of Love, come, utterly knowing/Earth has no sorrow that Love cannot cure.” (line 3).

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