Psalm 51:1-12; Luke 14:25-33

“The community member stared at the bill the Afghan family had just shown her,aghast. She had no idea how they would pay this, no idea how she might be ableto help them. She’d been involved with the immigrant community around her foryears, welcoming families, connecting them with resources, being invited into theirhomes for tea – so much tea. But this season felt different, the families’ situationsmore fraught, the go-to solutions more threadbare.As they haltingly chatted, using their basic English and Pashto as well as a translationapp, the thought niggled in the back of her mind: was she doing enough?Every thread of hope woven into something bigger and brighter than any coulddare to dream. This patchwork quilt of love is what we weave together when weextend welcome and love those who are different than us.” - Sarah E.Z.