Thursday, March 11, 2021

LOVING STRANGERS

LEVITICUS 19:34 (MSG)
Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own.

ROMANS 12:13 (NTE)
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's people extend hospitality to outsiders.

PRAYER
Gracious God, you are my salvation. When I wander in the wilderness of my own making, I don't want to love the alien as myself. I am lost. Save me from my illusions. Show me your love for me, an alien. Help me as your beloved child to love truly and with justice the stranger you bring before me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)