Day 330
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Scripture
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. —Revelation 3:20
Wisdom
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
—Rumi, The Guest House
Prayer
Be I guest or host, give me a deeper kind of joy, a momentary awareness that you guide us toward one another. Delight is yours, O God. A gift, an invitation, a way of life. Give me such delight at the welcome table. Amen. —The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster