Hospitality And Recovery
Some of us in recovery lack the quality of being hospitable. We do not care to be around others. We give our attention to our own needs and have forgotten, or perhaps never learned, the social skill of thoughtfulness towards others. Our loving God created us to be in relationship with Him and with one another and we are out of sync with our humanness when we behave in other ways.
Although we may not vocalize it, some of us tend to think this way, “Why should God and others care about me when I really don’t care about them?” However, we are made to care for one another and to be hospitable. Jesus gave us a commandment to love one another. This is not a suggestion. God knows what is best for us and He made us to live in community with one another.
Going to a recovery meeting for the first time can be intimidating but, as we are warmly greeted by others, we will be encouraged to stay. When attendees share their experience, strength, and hope with us, they are choosing to be hospitable and their desire is to help us with what they share.
Hospitality is the human way of caring for one another. It begins with one person helping another to find their way out of the maze of self-centeredness.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Sometimes I want to hide from others because of the guilt I feel about my past life. Help me to accept Your forgiveness and live in the dignity of being Your child. Help me to put Your Word and Your ways into practice. Help me to be hospitable as I share the experience, strength, and hope I experience in belonging to You. Amen
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