I tip my hat to the over 20 million displaced people this year, as we all are strangers and pilgrims in the end! May you find a new, if even temporary home on this long pilgrimage we are all in this together, despite the times.

How we welcome the stranger is still the litmus test of our hearts, on a personal and collective level. Who knows when we welcome angels! Can we haven the unknown “other” families and friends? Can we heart discern their way towards home?!

Or become friends even! Let’s!

Jesus was a refugee from the start, fleeing to Egypt and then returning under duress to His own country but never welcomed. He is deeply acquainted with that particular grief!

And yet our dignity is not how we are treated, but knowing who we truly are-cherished! Praying for my many displaced friends tonight! May you find a place to rest and be yourselves this evening friends! You are always welcomed! I’ll keep The Light on always!

Met a turkish family this week, who just fled to Berlin recently—artists and wanting to contribute to the long Song-felt berlin was the new new york or amsterdam or even Rome long ago, historical global haven cities—a place to start a new life. Willing to give their gifts and serve, but need a solid welcome. Let’s offer at least that friends!