Taste and See: Reflection & Recap
Creation, for all of its resident goodness, cries out for something greater still.
Last week, Perishable Goods hosted its debut event in Hillsdale, Michigan. While there was so much to enjoy about the event—delicious food, beautiful paintings, great conversation—what I personally loved most was spending the afternoon with friends, new and old.
If you’re anything like me, no matter how many friends you see or how much time you spend with them, you’re often left wanting more—as I was this weekend. This is as it should be. In The Supper of the Lamb, Robert Capon writes that creation, for all of its greatness, cries out for something greater still. For all their resident goodness, the best food, the most interesting conversation, the warmest company cannot slake our thirst, but “arouse more appetites than they satisfy." They provoke a longing for “a better convivium,” for a “continuing city.”
To all who joined us for "Taste and See": Thank You! It was a smashing success. We enjoyed every second making new friends and reconnecting with familiar faces.
Lara, Caroline, and I were so thrilled with the rich discussion that took place. The Perishable Goods team cannot wait to host our next event!
Also, we are so grateful for our friends Caroline Greb, Rough Draft, Outpost Trestle Company, and Pleasant View Farms. We could not have had such an incredible event without them! Be sure to check out their websites and follow them on social media.
After a good visit with dear friends, goodbyes are always hard. The less temporary goodbyes are harder still. If your heart is anything like mine, it is tempting to buffer yourself from the inconvenience of sorrow by eliminating any opportunity for it altogether. But that is, in the words of Capon, “neither human nor Divine.”
Our loves are inconvenient because they are outlandish. They cannot be fulfilled by the present, fleeting world. We were not made for here. The rest for which our restless loves (and our restless hearts) ache is found at a Supper in a Father’s House, in an other-wordly city.
Living with outlandish desires isn’t easy. But, for a pilgrim people in a passing world: “only outlandish hopes can make themselves at home.”
Until next time,
Jared Eckert
On behalf of the Perishable Goods Team