The Welcome Table Summary

The old black woman walks into the church, ignorant of the looks she receives from the other congregants. The pastor stops her in the vestibule and tells her this is not her church, but she ignores him. The old woman sits in a back row and sings in her head as she looks around the beautiful church. An usher tells the woman she should leave. The woman ignores him. The women of the congregation nag their husbands who eventually stand up and walk the woman out of the church, returning to celebrate God in what they believe to be their right as a white congregation.

The old black woman begins walking along the highway toward her home when she sees Jesus. The woman joins him as he walks, talking to him about a picture she has of him that...