Like it or not, acknowledge it or not, believe it or not…everyone is invited to God’s abundant table.
The table is set, let the banquet begin.
Open the doors and usher them in.
The tables are bending with delicious repast,
and the wonderful moment has arrived at last.
I invited all my prosperous friends,
they promised to come to the meal and then
each one sent a note: “Sorry, my friend,
something’s come up and I can’t attend.”
Will all this food, then, go to waste?
Not on your life! Let’s fill this place.
Send all the servants out in the street
and have them invite everyone they meet.
The beggar, the poor, the down and out,
people that nobody cares about.
Bring them in and sit them down,
people who live in the worst part of town.
They are my guests at the banquet tonight.
Their presence here is a great delight,
for they are the ones who need this most.
So fill up the hall and let’s have a toast:
For the joy and the blessing we share this good night,
for the presence of these, often out of our sight,
our sisters and brothers who all have a place
at the festive table of mercy and grace.
Like it or not, acknowledge it or not, believe it or not…it’s true.
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