Where and with whom have you felt most welcome?
My childhood was filled with instances of warm welcomes. When I’d walk in the door of my grandparents home I remember being drawn in by smiles of acceptance and an invitation to pull up to the table to enjoy a big bowl of ice cream. I had no reason whatsoever not to trust my belonging there. Their place was my place.
The fundamental essence of the Good News is knowing full well that we are unconditionally welcomed. On the flip side, not being welcome is our greatest fear. Henri Nouwen said, “It connects with your birth fear, your fear of not being welcomed in this life, and your fear of death, of not being welcome in the life after this. Everything Jesus is saying to you can be summarized in the words, ‘Know that you are welcome.’”
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