Philemon 1:1-7 (The Message)
"I, Paul, am a prisoner for the sake of Christ, here with my brother Timothy. I write this letter to you, Philemon, my good friend and companion in this work—also to our sister Apphia, to Archippus, a real trooper, and to the church that meets in your house. God's best to you! Christ's blessings on you! Every time your name comes up in my prayers, I say, "Oh, thank you, God!" I keep hearing of the love and faith you have for the Master Jesus, which brims over to other believers. And I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it. Friend, you have no idea how good your love makes me feel, doubly so when I see your hospitality to fellow believers."
"There are hermit souls that live withdrawn in the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars that dwell apart, in a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths where highways never ran,-- But let me live by the side of the road, and be a friend to man." - Sam Walter Foss, author of 'House by the Side of the Road'
"It is a sin against hospitality, to open your doors and darken your countenance” -Anonymous
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