Gracious Lord,
we thank you for this opportunity to accept the hospitality
of the earth in the form of this food before us. We thank you for the soil
and the sunshine and the rain. We thank you for those who cared for it and
harvested its goodness for us to enjoy. We remember those who do not know
these blessings and ask you to use the energy we will derive from this
nourishment to correct these injustices. Strengthen our bodies, our minds
and our hearts to offer your infinite hospitality to those around us.
Amen.
As I finished the work on the teaching event we have planned on the Bible and hospitality, I appreciated the gift that the earth is to us as a sign of God’s hospitality, offering us shelter and food as we journey. Our divinely ordained task is to learn how to share this bounty with equity, to ensure that all travelers know God’s mercy.
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