Welcome
Daily
reading: Acts 3:1-10
Sunday
April 10, 2016
Focus passage: Meanwhile,
a man crippled since birth was being carried in. Every day, people would place him at the
temple gate known as the Beautiful Gate so he could ask for money from those
entering the temple. Acts 3:2
Not unlike the first century, we live in a world where
we know that there are places we are welcomed and there are places where we are
not welcomed. It happens in moments when
we are denied access to a place, or when the reception we receive is less than
ideal and we know by the community’s body language and words that our presence
is not welcomed.
There are also places where we are overwhelmed by the
welcome we receive when we enter, where we know we are accepted for who we are
and that our place in the community is valued.
So I want for us to take a moment and think of a time
when you felt welcomed somewhere. How
did you know that you were welcomed?
When have you found your voice, your gifts, and your culture appreciated
and valued?
How do you practice hospitality for those you welcome
in?
Prayer: God help
me to see those on the margins and welcome them in. God for those time when I am placed on the
margins give me the strength to claim my space within the community that has
placed me outside, may I exhibit grace and love for those who do not see
me. Amen.
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