'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not ill-treat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the Lord your God' (Leviticus 19.33-34).
Many of us love to invite friends into our home. They come for a meal or stay for the weekend. It is such fun preparing a special meal or organising a trip. If they are Christian friends there is the added dimension of fellowship and prayer together. It is wonderful being part of the body of Christ!
Hospitality. So we're quite good at that really! Or are we? What did Jesus say about hospitality? It is clear from Matthew 25.31-46 that our hospitality should include strangers (or foreigners) in our towns and cities. Indeed, if we fail to do this Jesus tells us that we might as well have refused him hospitality. The New Testament word we translate as hospitality literally means love of strangers. How many strangers have we loved recently?
