Commune with Me - by Emily T Wierenga (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

There is a table that holds the world together.

He wanted His tithe to be eaten in His presence. "Bring the firstfruits," He said, "and come--come to this particular place, and then eat it together with Me." God, preparing a picnic for His people just because He is love.

And so we come, the bedraggled, the hungry; we come and we sit and we stare into the face of the most loving of Gods, split three down the middle yet wholly One, pouring Himself into our goblet and serving Himself as the lamb, the bread, the water, and simply saying, "Eat, drink, remember Me."

The world is a table upon which He serves Himself, and it holds us together.

This 70-day devotional on communion with God is a unique literary journey that is at once poetic, transparent, and authentic. One of the only devotionals to be written exclusively on the theme of the Eucharist, or Communion, it delivers daily meals in which you are invited, through compelling stories, to feast on Jesus. Its lyric narrative style moves the heart, offering spiritual food that heals as it satisfies the deep hunger and thirst of those desperate to know that God is truly real and still does miracles.

Based on moving narratives inspired by the writer's broken journey through anorexia, which eventually led to the founding of a ministry that feeds mothers and children, it also challenges us to ultimately become communion to the world--to be broken and poured out for those who are both physically impoverished and spiritually isolated. To invite them back to their loving God and be restored to oneness with Him.

Review Quotes

Emily Wierenga has the soul of a poet, the pen of an artist, and a heart for the Lord. Oh, how I wish I could write with the beauty and depth with which Emily writes! I embraced every word in The Table That Holds the World Together like a dying woman aches for just one more breath of air. Emily's book has the richness of a classic devotional such as Streams in the Desert or My Utmost for His Highest. This devotional calls the reader to love Jesus more and to know Him in His fullness and wonder. Thank you, Emily. I am honored to co-labor with you for the cause of Christ.
--Carol McLeod
Bible teacher and podcaster
Author, Today is a Verb, Significant, and other titles
www.carolmcleodministries.com

About the Author

EMILY T. WIERENGA is an award-winning writer and commissioned artist. Her books include God Who Became Bread, Atlas Girl, Making It Home, and Chasing Silhouettes: How to Help a Loved OneBattling an Eating Disorder, and she has contributed to publications like Christianity Today. She has also appeared on 100 Huntley Street and on My New Day TV. Emily founded The Lulu Tree, a nonprofit serving vulnerable families around the world. She lives with her husband and three children on a farm in northern Alberta, Canada. Visit emilytwierenga.com.