Hosted by Elder Marilyn McKinley
A place designed with you in mind. At a table where sharing and caring takes place, there is no judgement or condemnation.
All are invited and welcome — sharing is where healing begins.
The Table Is Set
Before a word is spoken, the table is set. The bread is broken so no one has to arrive whole. The cup is poured so no one has to carry their thirst alone.
This is an open table. Whatever you bring — grief, silence, doubt, joy — there is a place for it here.
Look around the table and you will see us all: the pregnant teen, the widow, the grieving parent, the one still wrestling with unforgiveness, the person who feels abandoned, the one who has lost hope — and the ones who refuse to give up, quit, or throw in the towel. Every one of them has a seat — and so do you.
Honoring those we've lost and the love that remains.
Finding connection when the world feels distant.
Releasing the weight we carry toward others.
Healing the wounds of being left behind.
Extending to ourselves the grace we give others.
Words said and names called long ago that still echo today.
The things that weigh heavy and keep us awake all night.
Loosing the chains we cannot break alone.
Mending what was torn between us and the ones we love.
Carrying a body or a diagnosis we did not choose.
Your Host
"The Healing Table is a place that has been designed for sharing and caring. Sometimes speaking it out loud helps to lessen the fear and anxiety of certain situations. Sometimes we are afraid to share because of the harm we expect it can cause us. But it is my belief that sometimes silence does the greatest harm."
"Here you can feel free to discuss those things that weigh heavy on your mind and keep you awake all night. At this table there is no judgement and no condemnation."
"There are sometimes things from our childhood that still haunt us — words people said, names you were called, things people did that hurt you, and you were ashamed or embarrassed to talk about. You can do it here."