Tag Archives: hospitality and welcome

Daily Offering: September 2, 2026 | Imitate What We Commemorate

Imitate what we commemorate — an open stone doorway of a pilgrim hostel facing a bright road

Opening Address Imitate what we commemorate. Four words out of the middle of a prayer almost nobody hears, said quietly over bread and wine before anything happens to them, and I have not been able to put them down since I read them. Beloved, grace and peace to you, however this Wednesday finds you. Certain […]

Daily Offering: October 18, 2025 | Peace Be to This House

Peace be to this house — a lit lantern set beside an open front door at dusk

Opening Address Peace be to this house — the very first thing Christ tells His messengers to say when they arrive somewhere with nothing else to offer, and a fitting way to open a morning. Beloved, grace and peace to you today — however you arrive here: tired or hopeful, certain or doubting, welcomed elsewhere […]