“God’s Welcome Table”

MEDITATIONS

Sunday, October 5, 2025

“We are all invited to find our welcome at this table, and we are all invited to become a welcome for others, especially those who have been given the message that they are not welcome.”

Rebecca Avery-Quinn

“One of the things I learned in those days of wilderness wandering and being away from church is that this is God’s Table, it is not even ours today. So, while the welcome we hope you get in this room is very much a part of who we are as a congregation, the welcome at this Table Belongs to God.

And, if you are hearing me today and aren’t quite sure, or if so many people and places have told you otherwise, please know that you do not have to carry that shame—you do not have to harbor fear in your insides that somehow you are not precious in God’s sight, because that is not of God. God is love and you are precious in God’s sight.”

Boo Tyson

“True welcoming is about being your authentic self and giving others the opportunity to do the same. It allows for true appreciation of diversity, in faith, love and daily life.

I am deeply grateful to COS for the experience of having felt accepted and loved for exactly who and how I showed up at any moment.”

Sean Bryant