Christians are called to move far beyond mere friendliness and engage in active acts of intentional hospitality.
The Prodigal could find no hospitality until he returned home; his older brother could not bring himself to offer hospitality. Both missed the love and grace that was poured out by the extravagant hospitality of the father.
As human beings, we have all experienced loneliness and rejection when wonderfully friendly people are so engrossed with their friends that they do not notice the stranger in their midst.
As children of God, we know the extravagant hospitality of God’s love and grace.
As Christians, we are called to share the hospitality we have received.
D Gene Kraus 