DAILY MEDITATION

When is the Last Time You Were Hospitable With Yourself?

Radical hospitality is remarkable hospitality

Created in Canva by Nancy Blackman

Aztec Indian Prayer: Only For A Short While

Oh, only for so short a while you
have loaned us to each other,
because we take form in your act of drawing us,
and we take life in your painting us,
and we breathe in your singing us.

But only for so short a while
have you loaned us to each other.
Because even a drawing cut in obsidian fades,
and the green feathers, the crown feathers,
of the Quetzal bird lose their color,
and even the sounds of the waterfall
die out in the dry season.

So, we too, because only for a short while
have you loaned us to each other.

Most people think of hospitality as the person who opens their home as host/ess for a party or gathering. But what if hospitality begins way before the party?