You live here, but dinner is happening over the sink again. Setting a place for one feels like an occasion that has not quite earned the dishes. Psalm 23 gives us a generous host to consider.
Psalm 23 moves from pasture to table. The Shepherd becomes the Host. David pictures God doing that personally, with the enemies watching. This psalm is written in the singular. "You prepare a table before me." The table is set, and He keeps your cup full.
Your life in this season is worth a table, a candle and an unhurried meal in His presence. God fills your cup here, right where you're, even at a table for one.
Let the reading meet your day
Your life in its present shape is worth care. A table for one is still a table. A simple meal can be received without proving the day was productive enough to deserve it. Let one ordinary act of care become a way to remember the Shepherd's attention. You don't have to wait for company to treat a person well.
A question to sit with
Where am I withholding simple care from myself because nobody else is present?
You can take this slowly.