Daily Prayer

Good Monday morning, my friends.

 

1 Peter 4:8-9 says "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling."

 

Rosemary and I love to have people over to our house – we enjoy entertaining.  But I learned something this weekend – "entertaining" is not the same as "hospitality".  Entertaining is something we do to impress our friends or bosses.  Hospitality is something done in love.  The word "hospitality" comes from a Latin word that means "Lord of strangers".  Well, we haven't invited too many strangers to our home for a meal lately.  Maybe it's time to rethink how we open our home to others.  And do it "without grumbling"! 

 

Amazing Grace and Eternal Peace be yours,

Bruce 

 

I saw a stranger today.

 

I put food for him

in the eating-place

 

And drink

in the drinking-place

 

And music

in the listening-place.

 

In the Holy name

of the Trinity

He blessed myself

and my family.

 

And the lark said in her warble

Often, often, often

Goes Christ

in the stranger's guise.

 

O, oft and oft and oft,

Goes Christ

in the stranger's guise.

 

Celtic Rune of Hospitality

(http://www.visitdunkeld.com/celtic-blessing-prayers.htm)

 

 

 

Bruce MacPherson

macpherson@celtic.ca / Blog: The Celtic Christian / Home: 613.489.4174 Cell: 613.720.0821

 

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