Lunch in the Woods

An invitation to eat slowly and enter God's presence

For most of my adult life, I have taken lunch on the run.

During summers at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, I’d sprint in a car with a friend over to the local McDonald’s to grab three items off the dollar menu (McChicken, Small Fry, and an Orange Drink like a child), wolf it down and get back to work pulling thistles and pruning hedges. I’ve eaten at my …