Come Lord Jesus. Christians have created a season in which to restrain the impulse we have towards completion in order to inhabit the not yet (although we haven’t been very successful at it). The guest has not yet arrived, but, we have set the table and prepared the feast. Some have learned that there is a deep wisdom and deliciousness in planned waiting that is fulfilled when the feast is finally engaged.
Covidtide has discouraged us from invitation, and has put boundaries on our hospitality, in fact, it has squelched it! So, we have learned habits of dampening our enthusiasm for guests, and sought comfort in isolation. This will not be sustainable! May we seek even more diligently to exercise creativity in invitation. May we begin with a hospitality that makes room for the coming of Christ in our hearts. Then in a hospitality that sees him in the guests that we are missing, but, so desperately need at our tables: friends, neighbours, strangers, and even enemies. Let us find new ways to invite and host, that will be different, but no less critical for the growth of the Kingdom. Come, Lord Jesus! GS
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