BC
Oldies but Goodies
"For all Your goodness I will keep on singing, ten thousand reasons for my heart to find."
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Post by BC on Jan 22, 2015 20:29:37 GMT -5
Coincidentally, I was just now listening to Ann Voskamp speak about something that reminded me of this discussion.
She said: "...Our actual theology is best expressed in our actual hospitality. And, I don't mean that hospitality's one quaint ministry for those good in the kitchen and keeping their house picked up, 'cause that aint me. Hospitality isn't for the good housekeepers, it's the grid of life for anyone keeping company with Christ. Christ is saying, "I was a stranger, and you welcomed Me", and if we've really welcomed Christ into our lives, it means our lives are evidence that we welcome the strangers, and the neglected, and the outcasts; let that be our story. The Esther generation lives it, and the North American church is hungry for something as authentic and organic as hospitality. Don't start with a program, start with a plate."
I just heard that, and thought it timely.
(I know that your people aren't strangers, or anything, but it spoke to my heart about the spirit of hospitality, and how much we sometimes (corrupt?) it with our attempts at perfection. It's so easy divide our focus and make it partly about us and partly about serving. I need to learn to take myself out of it, and make it all about the serving.)
I liked her thoughts, so I just thought that I'd share them.
I bet that your luncheon will go great b/c it's not about the food or the silverware, but about the community and the hospitality.
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Jan 23, 2015 3:10:25 GMT -5
Post by rebeccca01 on Jan 23, 2015 3:10:25 GMT -5
BC, love the thoughts in your post ... thanks for sharing your heart and the Lord's heart.
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Lambs, when is your get together?
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