Pastor's Corner: Authentic hospitality

Last week, I talked about the famous biblical duo of Mary and Martha, but today I am going to focus on an even more well-known Mary and her cousin Elizabeth.

Right after Mary finds out from the angel Gabriel that she is going to conceive and give birth to the Son of God, Mary departs with haste. This story is so familiar to us that I think we sometimes lose sight of or forget just how strange, unfamiliar, and unexpected that experience was for Mary. So she wastes no time; she hits the road and heads for the hills as they say. Maybe she’s excited and wants to share this good news. Maybe...