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Picnics don’t last forever. The blankets are folded, the baskets are packed away, and we return to ordinary life. But the things we have gathered around this summer: belonging, rest, trust, hospitality, hope, nourishment and story are meant to come with us. Paul says that all God’s commandments are summed up simply: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Jesus reminds us that this love is lived out in real community: through honest conversations, reconciliation, forgiveness, and the promise that whenever even two or three gather in his name, Christ is there with them. The picnic may be over, but the gift of being together continues.