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Are You Hospital-Able?  

JustMe506
10/16/2009 3:02 pm
 In my Kyria newsletter, I found a wonderful article written by Patsy Clairmont as told to Jane Johnson Struck. She starts out by discussing her agorophobia and how it limited her hospitality. Then, later she realized the true meaning of hospitality..

Here's an excerpt.

"...But true hospitality isn't limited to the home. Think about a time when someone showed you she cared that you were struggling and reached out. Or spent time with you when you were hurting. Or perhaps an absolute stranger extended an unexpected courtesy in the middle of an abrupt world that could care less! That's true hospitality—kindness that makes you feel special, loved, cared for, heard.

When my friend, Vella, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she told me, "Oh, Patsy, if I could only do some things over again, I'd care a lot more about people and a lot less about things."

Every day we have the chance to make some kind of deposit, some kind of investment, in the lives of everyone with whom we come in contact. I like to think of hospitality as being "hospital-able"—able to be tenderhearted, gracious, and helpful to the many wounded, lonely people in the world today. Whether it's in an airport, a hotel lobby, or an arena, I have the opportunity to extend God's love to the people I encounter. It's my desire each one ends up feeling better about herself just by the way I respond to her."

Thank you, Patsy!!

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