Stable Hospitality

Our Executive Director is a columnist for the Christian Reformed Church’s Do Justice blog. She writes quarterly for them. Here’s an excerpt from her contribution in December.

In the fall, we gifted our outgoing Board Chair with a snow globe featuring the nativity scene with Mary, Joseph and Jesus. As the present was unwrapped, someone around the table – reflecting on the nature of our work to address the lack of safe, specialized and supportive housing for trafficked survivors –  commented, “They didn’t have anywhere to go either.”

“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” Luke 2:4-7

I find it incredible that we can hear a familiar Bible verse or a story over and over again, and then life’s circumstances and experiences spark something that you might not ever previous considered or imagined. When I heard this – “They didn’t have anywhere to go either” – I thought about the Christmas story from Luke and pondered some of the details not provided in the account. This is where a combination of exegesis, wondering, and imagination come into play.

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There’s more! To read the article in its entirety, head over to post found on the Do Justice blog!