Welcome is one of the signs that a community is alive Welcome is one of the signs that a community is alive. To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren’t afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and peace to share. Jean Vanier, Community and Growth

We cannot separate the goodness and the beauty of hospitality from its difficulty. Christine Pohl, Living In Community

Hospitality practioners know that they cannot do everything, but they are willing to do something. Christine Pohl, Living In Community

When you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed because they cannot repay you. -Jesus

I was a stranger and you welcomed me. -Jesus

“If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you.  Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’   But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’  I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day. Luke 10:8-12

“Hospitality is revelatory: if we invite people into our lives and homes, they’ll see what’s there. Hospitality and living truthfully meet here because welcome is not about putting on a show but about inviting people into our lives as we live them. When we truly make room for others, we cannot keep up false appearances for long; hospitality is an invitation to mutual truthfulness.” Christine Pohl, Living In Community