It is a wonderful thing to be made to feel welcome.
There’s the physical environment and then there’s that precious relational touch. The attention offered, the space given, the sensitivity shown, the manners displayed, the hospitality rendered. The general sense in which it is almost like home from home to be made to feel welcome.
What is it like to extend to Jesus in a communal setting?
For His Name’s Sake
C. L. J. Dryden
Shalom
Life With CD 
That’s what it was like for Yahshua (Jesus) in Bethany just outside Jerusalem, where Lazarus, Mary and Martha welcomed him into their home as a close friend, as a brother, and as an honoured guest.
It was quite the contrast with the way he was treated by a Pharisee who invited him for dinner. He was not treated as a friend or an honoured guest or a brother. But there was a woman there who washed his feet with her tears and dried them with her hair, She anointed him with precious perfume. We know who our friends are by the way they treat us, don’t we? It’s very clear.
Feet, the hair of a woman, washing off the dust of the road, anointing, all these things have deeper meanings, but the simple principles of hospitality and kindness are simple enough for anyone to understand.
Grace, peace and abundant blessing, CD – always. And thanks for writing!
It’s a blessing reading these reflections, Chris. Such a rich, warm blessing. Thank you so much.