I believe in everyone’s heart there is a desire for eternal life with God; to participate in a heavenly banquet as it’s been described in Scripture. As communal beings, we are naturally interested in sharing food and drink with one another. We gather around a table often to share life together. We share recipes we enjoy, we host dinner parties, we provide meals to others in need due to various situations, we invite friends and relatives to birthday celebrations and anniversary parties. How beautiful would it be to extend that invitation and share all eternity with these friends and family members in the presence of God, our Divine Host? We can start by doing more than inviting people to birthdays, dinner parties, and other events. Let’s include an invitation to sit at the greatest banquet table this side of Heaven: the Mass.
“Heaven is an acquired taste, life should be spent acquiring that taste.” CS Lewis