Yesterday was the fifth ladies' Bible study at my house. We meet every other week and are focusing on women of the Bible, but a few men make their way into our studies too. We began right at the beginning of the Bible in the Book of Genesis with Eve, then progressed to Sarai/Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, and yesterday was Leah and Rachel. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Even though centuries have passed, women still face the same challenges today that they did 'way back then', and God's Word is just as relevant today as it was in Biblical times.
After Bible study I serve a light lunch which is always a homemade soup and bread of some sort, and a dessert.
I don't want lunch to be the emphasis of our gathering, so it's never anything fancy. There's no fussy tablescape because we sit around the dining room table for the Bible study first, but I do have a different menu and use different dishes each time we meet.
Since we'll be celebrating St. Patrick's Day on March 17th I used my shamrock china yesterday along with a coordinating menu. Reuben Soup with Irish Soda Bread. I have blogged about the soup before and you can find the recipe here. The bread is Grandma Clark's Irish Soda Bread from the Silver Palate cookbook. I didn't intend for the menu to have an association with our Bible study, but I smiled when it occurred to me that Reuben was Leah and Jacob's first-born son.
Of course, no meal would be complete without hot tea. The ladies enjoyed the Snowflake Black Tea the last time we met, so I served it again this time.
Of course, no meal would be complete without hot tea. The ladies enjoyed the Snowflake Black Tea the last time we met, so I served it again this time.
Dessert was an Angel Food Cake and Creamy, Pistachio Pudding Parfait.
When we met on February 22nd I served a Creamy Minestrone Soup, pull-apart Cheddar Ranch Rolls, and I got brave and made Rice Pudding from a new-to-me Mediterranean recipe.
I wish I could invite all of you into my home for our Bible studies. Feeding our soul is just as important as feeding our body. In times like these we need the secure foundation of God's Word to gird us with peace and hope. The ladies left with the promise God gave to Jacob in Genesis Chapter 28 verse 15a: "I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go..."
I wish I could invite all of you into my home for our Bible studies. Feeding our soul is just as important as feeding our body. In times like these we need the secure foundation of God's Word to gird us with peace and hope. The ladies left with the promise God gave to Jacob in Genesis Chapter 28 verse 15a: "I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go..."
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