...the ancient practice of hospitality has always been about welcoming the other, the stranger. It has always been about stopping in the road to tend to the suffering and broken, rather than hurrying past to be on time to bless those at a religious meeting. As to who those strangers might be today, she identifies them as ‘those who are disconnected from basic relationships that give persons a secure place in the world’, and continues, ‘the most vulnerable strangers are detached from family, community, church, work and polity’.
From Kester Brewin's, Other: Loving Self, God, and Neighbor in a World of Fractures, (here he's drawing from Making Room by Christine Pohl) Above pic is Joannie who was happy to help me with my photo project as she was walking to the unemployment office
Important point Ryan. Thanks for bringing it back to consciousness today!
Posted by: Trevor Lee | August 31, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Thanks, Trevor.
Posted by: RT | September 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM