What’s With The Name?

Our name, Juniper Table, is inspired by Elijah's restorative encounter with the Lord under a juniper tree in 1 Kings 19. In the story, Elijah fled into the desert, asked to die, and fell asleep under a juniper tree. An angel of the Lord came to care for a discouraged Elijah by first feeding him and making him rest. This gave him the strength needed for the journey to Mount Sinai to have an encounter with God. Our desire is to set the table for these restorative “juniper moments” for those we work with.

“But he (Elijah) himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, ‘It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers.’ He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, ‘Arise, eat.’”

— 1 Kings 19:4-5