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I’ve been thinking recently just how the simplicity of hospitality is no longer a thing.
How fun it used to be to get invited to someone’s house… for a meal, for dessert, for the kids play date. But now it doesn’t seem to be in anyone’s bag of fun things to do.
Yes, it means I have to clean house, at least some. Yes it means I have to serve something. But men (and I am talking to you men) there is no reason we can’t lead in this. We can encourage this in our family. The blessings of hospitality are many.
Christian, are you given to hospitality? Romans 12:13 says we should be.
But before you go into panic mode remember: it doesn’t really matter what you serve. Just do it with love. Your gift to your guests IS your hospitality. It is the fact that you care enough to want to know them more. They (usually) will be thankful. They know how hard it can be to invite guests into their own home.
I recently wanted to know more about the history of coffee. For today, here is a public domain artwork, The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis (1857).
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