Bread and Companionship

The smell of freshly baked bread is enough to make people want to sit down, get comfortable, and enjoy several slices. The visible, aromatic, and tactile presence of a warm loaf invites sharing and companionship (a “companion” – from the Latin com : “with” + panis : “bread” – is “one who shares bread”). In addition to providing nourishment, bread communicates home, hospitality, and fellowship, the sharing of our life together. Received…