Jesus could be reminding us that hospitality needs to goes further than just caring for our own needs and those of our immediate family and close friends. Hospitality is to be extended to those who are strangers, those you need healing, those who are lost and have no home.

Practice

Do we extend our hospitality to those strangers who are in need of care?

Do our church communities reach out to the needy?

Do our government systems reach out to those most in need?

Community

On Sunday in our church community, we reflected on how we are trying to reach out in hospitality to our neighbours and those in need. We smiled to remember that at our Neighbour Day Garden Party the previous Sunday, actual neighbours, three young women, were drawn to the live guitar music (thanks Rory Chambers) being playing in our garden and were fascinated by the Mosaic Studio in our church sanctuary (thanks Pastor Enes – https://www.facebook.com/thestudiomoreland). Maybe they enjoyed the cupcakes too!

May we feed those in need and feed their souls.

– Julie Morsillo