A Series of Sacred Belonging
Scripture for Today:
I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
— Matthew 25:35
Questions to Ponder:
Who have you kept at a distance?
What would it look like to welcome them?
Reflection:
Sometimes the stranger is someone we’ve never met.
Sometimes it’s someone who has removed themselves from our lives that we wish hadn’t.
Sometimes it’s someone we’ve known but forgotten.
And sometimes, the stranger is a part of ourselves.
So, what are we to do?
We are to welcome the stranger.
No matter who it is.
No matter when it is.
No matter the reason.
Why?
God invites us to welcome.
Because we are all brothers and sisters.
God made us in His image.
And we ought to love one another.
Friends and strangers alike.
When we welcome the stranger,
We open the door.
We make space.
We say, “You are seen. You are safe. You belong.”
And in doing so, we welcome Christ Himself. Not in grandeur, but in gentleness. Not in certainty, but in love…
One that is of Sacred Belonging.
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