WELCOME HEART: Living a Legacy Life
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
When God said, “Be hospitable” he added a caveat which could only be divine: “And while you’re at it, don’t be grumpy.” It’s easy to be grumpy because hospitality is work especially if you don’t think you are very good at it. Some people are really great hosts. We describe them as “good at entertaining.” But God didn’t say, “Be good entertainers.” There’s a difference. Seems to me that entertaining has more to do with me and hospitality has more to do with my guests
My friend told me that the hardest part of hospitality is trying too hard to impress with appearance and presentation instead of being genuinely warm and welcoming. Emphasizing these things can leave her feeling superficial and flat rather than warm, loving and satisfied. She said, "I have to remind myself that entertaining is not the same thing as hospitality. I need to slow down and take time to nurture relationships."
She's right. I need to remind myself of the same thing, especially when I end up running around at the last minute, barking orders at the family to help me finish whatever isn’t, and making a general mess of a kind and loving atmosphere - - all in the name of “making things nice for the company.
Mom was raised in the ungrace of no hospitality. But she wanted to help people know that they were a big deal to God by inviting them over for strawberry jello and baked chickens in the blue roaster on time-bake on Sundays. So she kept inviting and that’s how she broke that chain and raised all us Moore kids with grace enough to do the same only I don’t usually make jello and often I buy the pie. We all know how to make coffee. Thank you, Mom.
Karen Mains wrote: "True hospitality comes before pride. It has nothing to do with impressing people, but everything to do with making them feel welcome and wanted."
Some thoughts from today's episode:
There is no one more hospitable than God, and we are to be His welcome to the world.
Ep 162 A Legacy of Hope in Grief with Lisa Appelo
Ep 161 A Legacy of Authentic Community for our Good and God’s Glory with Halee Wood
Ep 160 A Legacy of Making Music with Steve Moore
Ep 159 A Legacy of Hosting Family at the Holidays (And Surviving. With Joy.)
Ep 158 A Legacy of Living Our Best Life at Any Age with Laura Padgett
Ep 157 A Legacy of Radical Hospitality: Monday Night Dinners with the Cleaths
Ep 156 A Legacy of Living Awake with Anjuli Paschall
Ep 155 A Legacy and Lifetime of Discipleship with Cal Samuels
Ep 154 A Legacy of Curiosity—A Journey of Faith with Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Ep 153 A Legacy of Recalling God’s Goodness in Anxiety and Isolation with Becky Keife
Ep 152 A Legacy of Habits of Faith with Jen Pollock Michel
Ep 151 A Legacy of Going Into the Hard Places For Wholeness and Healing with Jolene Underwood
Ep 150 A Legacy of Prayer: 31 Days of Uncomplicated Prayers to Love God and Love Your Neighbor
Ep 149 A Legacy of Doing the Work You Love with Brian Dixon
Ep 148 A Legacy to Change the World By a Simple Invitation, Part 1
Ep 147 A Legacy of a Responsible Social Media Relationship with Chris Martin
Ep 146 A Legacy of Spiritual Growth: 3 Things to Keep Us On the Right Track
Ep 145 A Legacy of Perfectionism vs God’s Love with Amy Carroll
Ep 144 A Legacy of Loneliness vs Solitude: One is Negative, One is Necessary
Ep 143 A Legacy of Choices and Do-Overs with Tonya Kubo
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