Hospitality Practice
It’s best to understand hospitality by backing into it. Take a few moments to remember when hospitality has been extended to you. When have you felt truly welcomed? When have you felt truly included? When have you been so blessed by someone’s hospitality that your own heart overflowed with gratitude?
We understand hospitality best by reflecting on the most profound moments of hospitality that have been offered to us. Most likely, the acts of hospitality that stand out in our memories are those that were simple and genuine. They may not have any connection whatsoever with food or drink or shelter. They may be simply moments when another person unexpectedly gathered us up into their circle of friendship, or accepted us as we were, or loved us in spite of ourselves. They may be encounters with people outside our ethnicity or social standing. They may be nothing more than a flight attendant noticing that we needed another bag of peanuts.
—From Strength for the Journey: A Guide to Spiritual Practice
Written and read by Renée Miller
Photography by Diane Walker
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