Invitation for me is the sacred duty and role of folks to extend love in the form of hospitality which is a holy virtue in so many theologies. A large part of this is to offer food and drink to all guests (that which feeds all parts of us), and an oft forgotten part of this is to accept folks as they are when they show up … did they show up in a hoodie (or anything that makes them different in your eyes) to your fancy party, guess what, oh well! A part of the hospitality of the invitation means you offer all the love and comfort to them no matter who they are or how they show up. This is sacred labor, and in the times we live in, this also means you are offering an invitation to authentic love and acceptance, and if you can’t do that don’t invite others because you need to be inviting yourself into the work.
How can you accept someone just as they are today?
Since we are all part of the interconnecting web of life, the acceptance and love we show others extends out beyond and back to ourselves. This acceptance and love shown builds up far beyond what we can imagine.
Love,
Yvonne