UVC, Emily McGinley, Executive Pastor, “Living Into Community: Hospitality” (Hebrews 13:1-3)

“Make yourself at home.” As we continue our series “Living Into Community,” Pastor Emily invites us to look at hospitality.  

 

Hospitality in this passage is spoken about within two contexts: internal and external. And, hospitality requires an act of service on behalf of the entire community. But what happens when the entire community isn’t involved, and only certain members are asked to give up for others?  What would hospitality look like if everyone approached it not as something that is extracted, but as something we freely give?  When we lead and respond with love, hospitality is a spiritual experience.