Jesus was at the Last Supper with his disciples. He looked
around the table. In one direction he saw Judas Iscariot, and
recognized betrayal in his eyes. He then looked the other way
and saw Peter sitting near the door, as if he was ready to
escape. Then he noticed Thomas across from him, looking doubtful
and unsure. Jesus looked up and down the table, then called the
waiter over. He whispered in the waiter’s ear, “We’re going to
need separate checks please.” Very wise move! Did you ever
wonder why they were all crowded on one side of the table at the
Last Supper? Surely it wasn’t to make it easier for Leonard Da
Vinci to paint the scene! It reminds me of a 70s sitcom with the
perfect family sitting on one side of their perfect dinner
table, speaking nicely to each other. In our family, we try to
spread right around the table to avoid conflict. A meal that
involved Jesus would have been like a real family dinner table;
noisy, messy and open to every teen friend in search of a meal.
There would have been a LOT