Round A Family MealPsalm 23:5

For the reader for whom a family table is not a warm picture, this is careful with what happened, refuses to explain it, and finds the psalm where a table gets set somewhere difficult.

EliasAppalachian repentance
9 min

Messages

Romans 11:1
Grafted, Not Replacing

A Vacancy Or An Invitation

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minAmir
Romans 11:1
1 Corinthians 12:21
One, Not Uniform

Context Kills A Joke

One, Not Uniform9 minSantiago
1 Corinthians 12:21
Romans 11:18
It Started There

The Root Was Already There

It Started There10 minNova
Romans 11:18
Romans 11:16
Grafted, Not Replacing

It Always Comes Out Sounding Like A Takeover

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minMelody
Romans 11:16
Acts 13:32-33
It Started There

The Late Arrival

It Started There10 minAmir
Acts 13:32-33
Mark 6:31
Round A Family Meal

We Eat In Three Shifts

Round Family9 minMelody
Mark 6:31
Psalm 139:15
One, Not Uniform

The One Thing I Keep Privately

One, Not Uniform10 minZev
Psalm 139:15
Psalm 23:5
Round A Family Meal

I Cannot Sit At A Table Like That

Round Family9 minElias
Psalm 23:5
Romans 8:16
Held By Both

I Started To Think It Was A Defect

Held By Both9 minNova
Romans 8:16
1 Corinthians 12:6
One, Not Uniform

I Turned Myself Down Everywhere

One, Not Uniform9 minImani
1 Corinthians 12:6
Psalm 62:5-6
Held By Both

Somebody Finally Said It And It Did Nothing

Held By Both9 minSantiago
Psalm 62:5-6
Acts 3:1
It Started There

They Kept Going To The Temple

It Started There10 minEliana
Acts 3:1
Psalm 139:23
Held By Both

Peace Or Numbness

Held By Both9 minTahoma
Psalm 139:23
Joel 1:3
Round A Family Meal

The Generation Where It Stops

Round Family9 minTahoma
Joel 1:3
Psalm 51:17
When They Parted

Nobody Should Have To Receive That

When They Parted8 minSantiago
Psalm 51:17
1 Corinthians 7:17
Neither Half

We Married Across It

Neither Half10 minElias
1 Corinthians 7:17
Hebrews 12:1
It Started There

I Can Name The Founder

It Started There10 minJubilee
Hebrews 12:1
John 4:29
Neither Half

The Edited Version Of My Own Life

Neither Half9 minJubilee
John 4:29
Ephesians 2:14
When They Parted

It Came Apart

When They Parted8 minMelody
Ephesians 2:14
Galatians 2:6
Held By Both

Liked Everywhere And Asked Nowhere

Held By Both9 minJubilee
Galatians 2:6
Acts 8:27-28
It Started There

They Say It Is Not Ours

It Started There9 minZariah
Acts 8:27-28
Revelation 7:9
One, Not Uniform

It Needed Explaining So I Stopped

One, Not Uniform9 minAmir
Revelation 7:9
Romans 11:24
Grafted, Not Replacing

The Word Wild Did Something To Me

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minElias
Romans 11:24
John 11:35
When They Parted

Crying At Somebody Else's Funeral

When They Parted8 minNova
John 11:35
Romans 8:26-27
Neither Half

Which Prayer Is He Hearing

Neither Half10 minZev
Romans 8:26-27
Psalm 137:1
When They Parted

Nobody I Know Thinks This Matters

When They Parted9 minTahoma
Psalm 137:1
Isaiah 43:1
One, Not Uniform

I Cannot Find My Own Accent

One, Not Uniform9 minCaleb
Isaiah 43:1
Psalm 90:1
When They Parted

I Have Watched Three Of These

When They Parted9 minEliana
Psalm 90:1
Luke 10:41-42
Round A Family Meal

My Family Has Never Seen Me Alive

Round Family9 minJubilee
Luke 10:41-42
1 Corinthians 12:17
One, Not Uniform

I Caught Myself Coaching Her To Blend

One, Not Uniform9 minMelody
1 Corinthians 12:17
Romans 8:33-34
Held By Both

One Sentence I Took As A Ruling

Held By Both9 minZariah
Romans 8:33-34
Ecclesiastes 3:4
When They Parted

There Is No Slot For This

When They Parted10 minJubilee
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Romans 11:35
Grafted, Not Replacing

I Cannot Pay A Root Back

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minZariah
Romans 11:35
Jeremiah 6:16
It Started There

Older Than The County

It Started There10 minElias
Jeremiah 6:16
Colossians 2:7
Grafted, Not Replacing

I Cut Off Things Nobody Asked For

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minTahoma
Colossians 2:7
Luke 19:5
Round A Family Meal

Always The Guest, Never The House

Round Family9 minAmir
Luke 19:5
Psalm 71:18
Neither Half

Fifty Years And Nobody Has Seen All Of Me

Neither Half10 minEliana
Psalm 71:18
John 10:28-29
Grafted, Not Replacing

I Have Been Bracing To Be Cut Off

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minImani
John 10:28-29
Acts 2:46
Round A Family Meal

It Started At A Table

Round Family9 minZev
Acts 2:46
Psalm 62:8
When They Parted

An Anger With No Address

When They Parted10 minZariah
Psalm 62:8
Psalm 118:25-26
It Started There

Every Word I Pray Is Older Than Me

It Started There9 minZev
Psalm 118:25-26
1 Peter 4:10
Neither Half

I Shrink It To Fit The Room

Neither Half9 minImani
1 Peter 4:10
Colossians 1:12-13
Held By Both

The Invitation That Is Never Coming

Held By Both9 minCaleb
Colossians 1:12-13
Psalm 39:2-3
Neither Half

I Have Become A Person Who Nods

Neither Half10 minNova
Psalm 39:2-3
Romans 11:17
Grafted, Not Replacing

The We That Meant Instead Of Them

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minCaleb
Romans 11:17
Romans 15:7
Neither Half

I Stopped Inviting Anybody

Neither Half9 minAmir
Romans 15:7
Romans 11:18
Grafted, Not Replacing

You Do Not Carry The Root

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minEliana
Romans 11:18
Matthew 11:28
Neither Half

The Daily Administration Of Being Two Things

Neither Half9 minTahoma
Matthew 11:28
Matthew 6:6
Round A Family Meal

A Table For One Is Still A Table

Round Family9 minNova
Matthew 6:6
Isaiah 63:9
When They Parted

Everybody Says It Was A Long Time Ago

When They Parted9 minZev
Isaiah 63:9
1 John 3:1
Held By Both

My Children Are Being Asked What They Are

Held By Both9 minMelody
1 John 3:1
Romans 11:28-29
Grafted, Not Replacing

They Talk About My Family In The Past Tense

Grafted, Not Replacing10 minZev
Romans 11:28-29
Romans 12:4-5
One, Not Uniform

I Am Always The One Who Moves

One, Not Uniform9 minZariah
Romans 12:4-5
2 Timothy 2:19
Held By Both

I Could Not Do It And They Were Kind

Held By Both10 minElias
2 Timothy 2:19
Romans 11:18
Grafted, Not Replacing

The Thing I Did Not Choose To Feel

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minJubilee
Romans 11:18
Ephesians 2:14
Neither Half

Not Half Of Me

Neither Half11 minZariah
Ephesians 2:14
Isaiah 49:16
Held By Both

I Have Been Looking For A Document

Held By Both9 minZev
Isaiah 49:16
Romans 14:6
Neither Half

A Year With Two Shapes

Neither Half9 minSantiago
Romans 14:6
Psalm 78:4
It Started There

What My Children Think It Started With

It Started There9 minMelody
Psalm 78:4
Ephesians 2:15
One, Not Uniform

The Name Nobody Here Says

One, Not Uniform10 minJubilee
Ephesians 2:15
Isaiah 56:7
It Started There

Nobody In The Story Looks Like Me

It Started There9 minTahoma
Isaiah 56:7
2 Timothy 1:5
Neither Half

My Daughter Asked Which One Is Real

Neither Half10 minMelody
2 Timothy 1:5
Luke 15:2
Round A Family Meal

The Silence Has Become The House Rule

Round Family9 minZariah
Luke 15:2
Matthew 1:1
It Started There

The People In The Book Had Mothers

It Started There10 minCaleb
Matthew 1:1
Romans 12:15
When They Parted

A Guilt With Nothing Attached To It

When They Parted8 minAmir
Romans 12:15
Psalm 139:14
One, Not Uniform

I Have Started To Dislike It

One, Not Uniform9 minNova
Psalm 139:14
Jeremiah 17:8
Grafted, Not Replacing

I Cannot Name One Thing That Feeds Me

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minNova
Jeremiah 17:8
Malachi 3:16
One, Not Uniform

I Was Part Of The Disappearing

One, Not Uniform10 minEliana
Malachi 3:16
Luke 24:27
It Started There

The Prologue Somebody Else Wrote

It Started There10 minSantiago
Luke 24:27
John 15:5
Grafted, Not Replacing

Tired Of Being My Own Root

Grafted, Not Replacing9 minSantiago
John 15:5
Psalm 42:7
When They Parted

Two Splits In One Room

When They Parted9 minElias
Psalm 42:7
1 Corinthians 12:12
One, Not Uniform

I Do It Their Way Now

One, Not Uniform9 minElias
1 Corinthians 12:12
1 Timothy 4:4-5
Round A Family Meal

Two Hours In A Building And Nothing Over A Saucepan

Round Family9 minImani
1 Timothy 4:4-5
Job 2:13
When They Parted

I Keep Turning It Into A Case

When They Parted9 minCaleb
Job 2:13
Colossians 3:16
One, Not Uniform

I Have Not Sung One In Eleven Years

One, Not Uniform9 minTahoma
Colossians 3:16
Zechariah 4:6
When They Parted

I Tried To Mend It

When They Parted9 minImani
Zechariah 4:6
Psalm 139:2
Neither Half

I Have Become A Translator

Neither Half10 minCaleb
Psalm 139:2
Ephesians 2:19
Held By Both

Waiting To Be Told I Am Allowed

Held By Both9 minAmir
Ephesians 2:19
Revelation 3:20
Round A Family Meal

I Eat Standing Up

Round Family9 minCaleb
Revelation 3:20
Ephesians 2:8-9
Held By Both

Indispensable Is Not The Same As Belonging

Held By Both9 minImani
Ephesians 2:8-9
2 Samuel 9:7
Round A Family Meal

I Never Took The Leaf Out

Round Family9 minEliana
2 Samuel 9:7
Luke 10:20
Held By Both

Never Officially Anything

Held By Both9 minEliana
Luke 10:20
Luke 24:30-31
Round A Family Meal

I Can Feed Forty And Say Nothing

Round Family9 minSantiago
Luke 24:30-31
Acts 2:16
It Started There

All Fire And No Floor

It Started There9 minImani
Acts 2:16