Today is Tuesday, August 16th, 2022; Karen's Korner #4722

Number 99 of "100 Things God Loves About You" by Tama Fortner, talks about 'welcoming ways' and 'hospitality'.

That is a good one for me and many of you!

People in my world know that I don't like eating alone so I invite others to eat with me probably at least once a week. Not a 'feast' but goulash or sloppy joes that I am getting hungry for and don't want to eat as leftovers a bunch.

Something that I did at our Iowa State Fair on Sunday didn't take much 'planning' or 'work'. Thousands of people went to the fair. As I was waiting in line and began to creep to my parking space, there was a number of employees, evenly spaced. Many of them young teens, waving their arms, directing us forward to our parking spots on the enormous grassy knoll.

As I slowly passed each one, I would say, "Thank for doing this for us." Or "you are doing good job" Like maybe a dozen of them. Did they get that kind of affirmation? Often? At all?

GOD LOVES YOUR WELCOMING WAYS

"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."

~ Hebrews 13:2

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"They're everywhere, all around you. The lonely, the uncertain, the lost.

"They're those scared, searching souls trying to slip onto the back pew and then slip back out again. They're the unlovely, the unlovable, and the unloved. They're the corner cashier, the stranger on the street, and the new kid in town.

"And you welcome them. A smile, a hug, a handshake. You draw them into the circle of your friendship and introduce them to the love of God. To the One who loves your welcoming ways."

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Thank You, God, for prompting me to tell some strangers, 
"Thanks for doing his/her job!"

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