The essence of the word “querencia” means a place where love is experienced, a place of safety, a true home. The term also includes the idea that a spirit of warmth and welcome can be offered to others no matter where you are. This is the essence of offering hospitality; it’s not just your acceptance of another but your actions that embody real love and compassion.
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The writer of Hebrews exhorts the early church to actively build safe spaces and to extend hospitality with abandon. Churches working with Enlace that implement housing projects understand that a house is just the beginning of building a safe place. During the months and years that follow, through projects like clean cookstoves, home gardens, roads, clean water, livelihood projects and more, a house becomes a true home.
This month, consider the ways you’ve been given hospitality and safety in your life. What ways can you offer this to others?
