Those of us who have homes are accustomed to extending hospitality to friend and neighbor, relative and stranger. We draw them into the warmth and comfort of the home with tender affection, consideration, and helpfulness. We temporarily lay aside our personal plans or wishes to give time and attention to our guests.
This expression of human affection is commendable, and Mrs. Eddy says this about it: "Pure humanity, friendship, home, the interchange of love, bring to earth a foretaste of heaven. They unite terrestrial and celestial joys, and crown them with blessings infinite."Miscellaneous Writings, p. 100;
When we begin to study Christian Science and put into practice what we understand of it, our attitude toward hospitality gradually takes on a more significant meaning. We find that mental housecleaning is of primary importance. We learn to challenge anxiety, fussiness, or criticism and to replace them with Christlike qualities of unselfed love, peace, and joy.
