Here I go again... I've been spending some time pondering the Lord's supper. For me, that typically brings up Jesus washing the disciples feet (and Peter's response) and communion (and Jesus' instructions to Judas). I have to admit one of the things that caused me to ponder this was the famous painting of the Lord's supper - I know, gasp, the horror... I wasn't knee deep in an in depth Bible study. I was just working on a project and, well, those of you who know me know how it goes. As I was pondering, the picture is what gave me pause. Of course, Jesus is in the middle. Why wouldn't He be? After all, He was supposed to be the center, right? But, I have to wonder, was He? What caused me to wonder? Well...the painting. At that particular moment, not one person is even glancing in His direction. I know. It's not like it's a digital picture of what happened. But, I also think about my life and how many times I'm at a get together, supposedly with Him as the center, and I may never even say His name. Can you imagine His thoughts as He heard the conversation around the table? As James and John argued again about sitting on the right and left of Jesus in heaven and Thomas says, "I doubt it". Or as Matthew and Peter sit and talk about how dedicated they are to Him and how they would never turn from Him, not even for a moment. Could He have wondered, I thought this dinner was for me? Did they even notice when He was changing into the servants garb to wash their feet? Or were they like me after a long journey, too busy complaining how hot and tired they were? Was Peter the only one who had issues with Jesus washing his feet or were there those who had issues with Him washing the feet of others before them? I know, I have a lot of questions and maybe they don't seem pertinent. These aren't even all of them. But, the questions expose little areas in my heart that Jesus is saying, can I look at that area? Is the dinner for me? Do you notice what I'm doing? Am I really at the center? I've been doing a lot of turning towards Him. Care to turn with me?