2007-Jan-25
Simple Hospitality......It really can be simple!!
I have been reading the book written by Jane Jarrell, titled, "Simple Hospitality". I thought I might share a little of it with you here each day.
I really enjoyed reading this one thing that she wrote about using the letters that spell out the word "hospitalty". So today we look at the H.
H--Hospital For The Soul
Why does one go to the hospital? To visit, maybe, or to welcome a new person into the world. But oftentimes it's because our bodies are broken.A hospital can be a place to go for healing and repair.
So the word hospitable is taken from the word hospital, which means a charitable institution, a repair shop, a hospice, or a shelter. Hospitality is a shelter for the soul, healing for the spirit. So when we open our home in the true spirit of hospitality or when we bring our gifts of hospitality outside of our homes, we are offering hospitality!!
The Bible states it this way: Romans 12:9-13, "Let love be without dissimulation.....v10, Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;. .vs12, Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; vs13, Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality."
So real Christian hospitality isn't an option, it is what God commands.
Tomorrow, we will move on to the next letter "O".
... Pat ...
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2007-Jan-25 - how fun
 Posted by blessingsbaound
I will look forward to reading each of these posts!
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2007-Jan-25 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by southernbelle
Sounds like a good book. I'll be coming back to read what the other letters stand for. By the way, your blog is just beautiful.
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