Hospitality : Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life

You’re scrambling around the kitchen to make up for time spent vacuuming the living room. After you finally throw dessert in the oven, you charge through the front hallway, bathroom, dining room: cleaning, cleaning, cleaning . . .

Have you ever felt that in your efforts to be hospitable, you’re bombarded by feelings of stress, inadequacy, or pride? When our hospitality starts to look that way, it may be time to refocus on true hospitality; the kind where we simply share what we have by serving in love, letting God multiply it and magnify it for his glory. Through this study of Scripture, find out more about the spiritual practice of hospitality, modeled by the One who first welcomed us to His table.

“How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights. For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.” Psalm 36:7-9

The purpose of this study guide series is to help you use spiritual practices to make your own life richer, fuller, and deeper.  It can be used as a “stand alone” Bible study guide for groups or individual use, or as a companion alongside the Everyday Matters Bible for Women. The practices are Acceptance, Bible Study & Meditation, Celebration, Community, Confession, Contemplation, Faith, Fasting, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Hospitality, Justice, Mentoring, Outreach, Prayer, Reconciliation, Sabbath & Rest, Service, Silence, Simplicity, Solitude, Stewardship, Submission, and Worship.