Posted by giveawayboy on March 31, 2004 at 17:18:46:
In Reply to: Re: and...last but not least..... posted by PS on March 31, 2004 at 13:10:26:
: : ...for never meeting a stranger...
: Hospitality to the stranger is, for traditional Judaism, the true essence of religion. Christianity should have also prized this attitude as highly, but we became far too zealous of orthodoxy to accept the "heretic" who does not agree with us...
: ...except of course to perhaps "save" him.
Amen!
"Be one to whom the guest is a God."
Taittiriya Upanishad
"But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke
Love God and love neighbor = greatest commandment....
Every encounter is an opportunity for the soul to meet God. God is hidden inside our neighbor. The secret is to find Him dwelling there.
Thanks for your hospitality PS!