The Need For Hospitality

The biblical word for hospitality means “lover of strangers” (cf. Hebrews 13:2) Sometimes people who visit the Lord’s church feel unwelcome because no one greets them or notices them. However, hospitality can break down barriers and build bridges. It can make strangers feel more welcome than just a word in the church bulletin.

Inviting someone into our homes for coffee, visiting and encouraging the sick in the hospital, taking a meal to those who are sick — all of these good deeds show that we care. People listen to someone who cares.

Dear reader, beginning today, let's invite some folks into our homes, showing them genuine Christian hospitality (Romans 12:9-13; 1 Peter 4:9).

"The good we do is never lost,
Each kindly act takes root;
And every bit of love we sow
In time will bear its fruit." —Anonymous

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets

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