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Tasting Grace by Melissa d’Arabian
5 out of 5 stars. I want to be friends with Melissa d’Arabian; her writing is authentical and straightforward. Tasting Grace is an enjoyable, easy read, and I would recommend it.
“That’s why I wrote this book: to help us all hear God’s invitation a little more clearly, to sift through the food-frenzied culture, and to listen to how God yearns for us to use and appreciate what he has created us.” pg. 4
Worship
I love how Melissa talks about worship and its different forms. I thought I was wrong for the longest time because I didn’t worship by singing on Sunday morning. Worship for me looked more like giving God my all in every aspect of life. Melissa affirms in Tasting Grace that adoration comes in many forms.
Melissa worships through cooking. She talks a lot about worshiping with food throughout this book. “God used food to tap into the deepest, most authentic creator in me, and that drew me closer to him — which I needed because my life was filled with hunger and want.” pg. 36
Melissa describes Top Chef, a cooking show where one contestant begins a dish, and another has to finish it. She says, “It’s the same with God, the ultimate Creator: his work leaves clues.” pg. 43 He made the ingredients, and we made the food. We have to continue his creation in our cooking.
