Sometimes the greatest lessons in life can be learned by getting lost...
Text: “He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”Luke 14:12-14
Devotion: Before arriving at Elk River Lutheran my wife and I had an experience visiting a congregation that gave us the cold shoulder. We arrived, sat near the middle of the church, and I believe had our friendliest faces on. Yet, as we sat through worship we didn’t receive a single handshake, smile, or word of welcome. I had honestly thought we smelled bad or had committed the most grievous of sins by sitting in someone’s pew. We both left that day feeling like we had done something wrong. At one point in our lives, we have all felt that we didn’t fit in, or that we didn’t belong. Feeling unwelcome feels miserable. As dearly loved children of God, we reminded again and again how welcome we are in God’s family. A welcome that begins in God and pours out through us. We invite you this week to think about ways to invite others in, to encourage one another, and to be people who reciprocate love and welcome that has been extended to us through Christ Jesus. ~Jeremy Hallquist Act:
Social Media Prompt: Where have you felt the most welcome and why?
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