This week: God as creative hospitality. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com [mailto:adebelak@redeemerluth.com]Some might say that creative hospitality is to give folks what they want - the customer
is always right. When that is the case, is that really being creative? Is it really
being hospitable? God as creative hospitality whips up a reality and makes sure
that we are all invited to be a part of the way it blossoms into a fullness of life.
God as creative hospitality does not ask what we want - but God does listen. There
is a difference here. We usually want things to go our way - we want to be on the
right side and make sure that those on the wrong side do not ruin our world. God
as creative hospitality listens to the demands we make and how we want things to
go and then, we are invited to share in something quite unlike our wants. It is
in that invitation that we are exposed to life that is outside our control. God
as creative hospitality finds ways to show us the fullness of God's Reign and what
can come into existence when the ways of the world - our ways and wants - do not
determine the life around us. We are not a people with a product to sell to the
world - we are a people with a character that is beloved and within the realm of
that character, we treat others as beloved. There is a 'yes' and a 'no' within
that creativity.
O God of love and new life, by your grace you welcome us into the fullness of your
Reign. You never pull back you offer of new life even when we insist on changing
that gift into something that would look more like us. We are a blessed people
because of your persistent love. Amen.
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