“Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” I Peter 4:9 “Welcome! So glad you’re here. Grab a seat on the glider and let me pour you a cup of tea.” Okay. I know you’re not here. I was daydreaming. But, wouldn’t it be great to visit on the porch like two old friends while sharing…
“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:” Hebrews 12:28 It’s hard to show hospitality without showing some form of reverence or respect for guests. Few people feel welcomed in a place where they are treated irreverently or with…
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsel:” Proverbs 1:5 Family, friends and guests are creative and interesting individuals who can be very informative too. When we invite people we know or from different walks of life into our spaces, there’s a lot to…
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 Friendly faces show hospitality. All we have to do is smile. Smiles show kindness and warmth that welcomes others into our spaces and…
“For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.” I Peter 3:17 Showing hospitality to others can be exhausting, especially when our efforts are rejected or aren’t appreciated or reciprocated. It hurts to be discouraged, disrespected, or discounted while extending the hand of…