But we cannot really experience the mercy of God without true conversion. We see this in the beautiful account of the father with two sons in Luke 15. There was the younger one who left in an escapade of sensuality, and then there was the older brooding one who stayed behind in his own resentment. Are we the younger one or the older one?  A virtue that brings us together is hospitality.

Heb 13, 2: Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 

Music: Gymnopedie No 1 - played by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.

Thumbnail: Rembrandt Van Rijn, Rembrandt and Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Brothel, 1635 Dresden art Gallery.