Prayer (Matthew 10:40-42)
Jesus -
You tell us that whoever welcomes Your disciples, welcomes You. And whoever welcomes You, welcomes God.
Give us a spirit of welcome, so we may greet God in those around us.
Give us a spirit of welcome, so those around us may greet God in us.
Give us a spirit of welcome, so we may open our hearts to prophets and seekers of justice.
Give us a spirit of welcome, so we may offer and receive living water.
Give us a spirit of welcome, so we may offer and receive rewards that none of us will lose - the rewards that come from seeing and encountering the Divine in one another.
May it be so.
Amen.