A Larger Table

I went looking for God and found God in the church’s kitchen where we made meals for the homeless
I went looking for God and found God in the small room we turned into a shower for the homeless
I went looking for God in the sanctuary where we collected school supplies for families in the community as school started
I went looking for God and found God in the narthex where the Angel Tree was kept to collect gifts for children/teens whose parents were incarcerated
I went looking for God and found God in our back yard where we housed and fed over 3000 volunteers during recovery work
I went looking for God and found God in our parking lot as needy families came to pick up meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas
I went looking for God and found God in the Sanctuary welcoming the stranger and making them friend
I went looking for God and found him with the men of the church building a ramp at the house of a veteran
I went looking for God and found God at the Church for the Deaf and Blind which folk from my church and the Christian Motorcycle Club rebuilt after the waters receded

I went looking for the God I know and God was at work everywhere

© Lisa Easterling


Lisa Easterling

Lisa Lani Easterling is a recently retired Clinical Chaplain. She is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church, USA.

Prior to becoming a Clinical Chaplain she served local parishes. In her last parish the congregation hosted a Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Volunteer Village on the church’s property. For her work she was named as an Unsung Hero of Katrina. And prior to seminary she spent 2 decades as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in behavioral health.
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