March 1, 2020
The congregation is host this week to guests who are a part of Family Promise (see the Family Promise website for more information). This is always a busy week: readying space to become rooms, making certain needed volunteers are in place, having extra folks around. I am grateful for every volunteer and for every person’s prayers! What an honor to be a safe place of food and home, even if only for a small amount of time.
Being a host is a good reminder, also, that it is important not only that we show hospitality, but that we are conscious of how we speak about the “other;” the other person, the other situation, the other ways things get done. Not only is that important when folks from different congregations work together, but with folks whose lives are different than ours, be it due to homelessness, education, ethnicity, gender identification, family of origin, etc. What we say and how we say it matters. That was a good reminder for me from our Adult Education class today. Thank you!
Blessings.
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