In A Table of Delight, Elizabeth Canham explores the theme of wilderness as a place of holy encounter as well as struggle. Using stories from the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures she traces the human quest for God and the reality of divine grace in times of doubt and difficulty. Desert hermits learned to pray in isolated places and Celtic Christians often chose inhospitable “deserts” as their “place of resurrection.” Drawing wisdom from these forbears in faith and offering insights from her own experience, Elizabeth Canham offers contemporary Christians encouragement on their pilgrimage. In the darkest and most difficult times God does meet us with the sustenance we need and spreads a table in the wilderness - a table that delights us with sustaining nourishment.