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I make the place setting pretty, napkin and all the heirloom silver knife and spoon on the right, fork on the left sitting on top of the placemat Granny made—a wedding gift from 50 years ago green and white, handwoven with yarn on a loom The gold-trimmed crystal flute stands tall by the edge of the mat like a guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The textured-clear glass plate sits at the center of the mat and becomes the altar of surrender for the Lenten practice A reminder to place all needs and wants —the overwhelm, the what ifs, the grief, the problems, all hope— right there to be tended by the Power that Surpasses All Understanding And dine with the Grace of God ~ Pat Kowal
