12TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

For a church to move in the right direction, its meeting place must be recognized as a banquet hall. Members of the congregation are on duty as hospitable servants of Christ, the one who hosts the event. We are to welcome not only one another but outsiders in abundance and plenty of people waiting on the margins, and especially those who seem so unsuitable.

The invitation to this banquet must be inclusive, with no exceptions; it must be comprehensive, featuring a welcome to share in the ministry of Word and Sacrament, as well as the many other ways that the church enriches people’s lives.

When we give a banquet in the name of Jesus, all the doors must be open

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