August 13, 2004
Hospitality
While stumbling around on the web, I found this: www.emergingchurch.info/blogs. I checked out a few of the sites and one of them got me thinking about this past Sunday. Rob and I visited a local church. Traditional service, older crowd, all very friendly and nice. After service tea and chatting. The amazing thing was, that in a conversation with someone, we were invited to their sister’s home for tea that afternoon. As in, will you come home with us? We were a little surprised and accepted the offer. We had a marvellous time.
This is how I want to be purposeful about hospitality. I want to be able to bring people into my home and show them warmth and connection. I don’t want it to be about hosting and having nice things to give people, although those are great too. The thing I really want to give, rather than cookies and tea, is myself.
The thing is, it’s not easy to do this. It’s difficult to let people inside. It’s hard to always be available. It’s hard to be left behind or rejected. It’s hard to work through awkward times when no one knows what to say next. Despite all of these worries, sometimes I do it anyway. Invite someone for dinner even if I have no idea what we will talk about. Go shopping with a new friend when I am reluctant to let the real me be known. It’s always hard and often painful, but when I allow myself to be open, God blesses that. Friendships are forged.
Next time you’re in my neighborhood (wherever it may be), stop in. Even if you haven’t called first. Even if my house is messy. Even if you don’t know me that well yet. We’ll have some tea and cookies.
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