{"id":7821,"date":"2023-12-12T15:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:36:15","slug":"come-in-and-take-a-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/12\/come-in-and-take-a-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Come in and Take a Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7822\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/19013-gettyimages-1199746550-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/19013-gettyimages-1199746550-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/19013-gettyimages-1199746550-700x357.jpg 700w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/19013-gettyimages-1199746550-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/19013-gettyimages-1199746550.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6>Welcome, I\u2019m so glad you came!<\/h6>\n<h6>Family\u2019s always welcome, I know you, by name!<\/h6>\n<h6>I\u2019ve been expecting you all day long\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Before we begin, let\u2019s sing our traditional song\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6><em>Oh, come let us adore him\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Oh, come let us adore\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 21.26px;\"><i>him&#8230;<\/i><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Oh, come let us adore him\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Christ, the, Lord!<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>There is Joe, and Mary and Steven and Grace, Mike and Terry, oh just wait \u2018til you taste&#8230;<\/h6>\n<h6>The good things I\u2019ve prepared with all of you in mind\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Gifts of Love, Joy and Peace, you\u2019ve all been so kind.<\/h6>\n<h6>Peter, James and John\u2019s sitting on my right\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Waiting diligently the candles to light\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Now we\u2019ll say a blessing, before we take one bite\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>You, being here is my greatest delight.<\/h6>\n<h6>A knock comes at the door\u2026one last person to enter our feast\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Come on in Son and take your seat!<\/h6>\n<h6>Eyes all follow as he sits down to eat.<\/h6>\n<h6>Dinner begins, now that all is complete!<\/h6>\n<h6>The guest of honor lifts his glass in a toast\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>To Father, Son and Holy Ghost\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>And to all the family, we gladly host\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Let the banquet begin, there will be no end\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Seated in, the Holy of holies\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Everyone rejoices as the party begins!<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill December 12, 2023<\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em>Luke 14:15 New International Version<\/em><\/strong><em> &#8211; When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, \u201cBlessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome, I\u2019m so glad you came! Family\u2019s always welcome, I know you, by name! I\u2019ve been expecting you all day long\u2026 Before we begin, let\u2019s sing our traditional song\u2026 Oh, come let us adore him\u2026 Oh, come let us adore\u00a0him&#8230; Oh, come let us adore him\u2026 Christ, the, Lord! 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