Last Sunday after church we had a potluck lunch and by far the most coveted dish in our group of lunch eaters was the Ambrosia — Ambrosia salad.
What is “ambrosia?” What does the word mean? I had some notion that it was an adjective describing something ripped up, cracked and reddish orange in colour. That works for the salad, there’s lots of mandarin oranges, cherries and coconut shavings. But now, I know I was way off.
I checked out a dictionary and learned that the preeminent definition of “ambrosia” is that it refers to the immortality conferring food of the Greek gods. Now, let me tell you how I got all mixed-up.
I blame it on the Lost Dogs. They sing a song on The Green Room Serenade — Part One called “Sweet Work of Love.” Let me quote the chorus…
You’re like some great dead planet,
Scarred by riffs, ruts and cracks
from all the mighty collisions
and the knives in your back
Still there’s ambrosia on your surface…
Sounds like my definition might work, right? Of course it should, this is what I primarily based my definition on. But it continues…
Still there’s ambrosia on your surface
and manna for the hungry
Food for the beggar,
the poor for your money
And there’s the correct definition. Ambrosia and manna are both God given foods to sustain His people — in a poetic kind of way. What do I hear in the song? The planet represents God’s chosen and the Lost Dogs are Calvinists. Hee hee hee.
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