Eating Is a Spiritual Activity

Eating is a spiritual activity. Even if you eat alone, you are not really eating alone. When we eat, we are all connected: to the farmers and farm workers who grow our food, to the truck drivers and railroad workers who transport our food, to the farmers’ market organizers and store employees who sell us our food. And of course we are connected to God, the Creator, who is the one who provides us with food in the first place.

But our habits often mask the spiritual nature of eating. When we view food merely as fuel, when we try to eat as quickly as possible, when we eat food with ingredients we cannot pronounce, it is easy to miss the connections with other people and with the divine.

In coming posts, we'll look at some ways meals can help us nourish our souls, including prayer, devotions with others around the table, exploring Jesus' relationship with food, and more.