table and made the kitchen fully operational and hired staff to keep things running each evening. The doors opened at dinnertime and anyone who needed a meal was welcome.
In the beginning it was just a few neighbors.
Then it became something people counted on.
No one ate alone anymore.
Months passed.
Then one evening, Mark appeared at the door.
He asked quietly whether it was all right if he came in. She said yes.
The following week Claire came. Then Daniel. They began staying longer, talking more, eventually settling
