i been reading the biography of Henri Nouwen, and its been pretty interesting... There's this little bit on Nouwen's views of Loneliness and Hospitality, and it says:
"Hospitality is the ability to pay attention to guests (concentration) and create an empty space where guests can find their own souls (community). For Nouwen, this is a healing ministry because it takes away the illusion that wholeness can simply be given by one to another. It does not remove the loneliness and pain of the other person but invites them to recognize their loneliness on a level where it can be shared."
i like that... listening to one another, paying attention to one another, "creating an empty space where guests can find their own souls"...
God,
May our lives manifest this liberating hospitality, that through this, those who rest in it's midst may continually catch glimpses of your face and find comfort.
In Jesus Name,
Amen.
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